M 4.5 in Russian Federation on 18 Sep 2017 01:23 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 79.34 Km
Lat/Lon: 53.3145 , 159.4817
Event Date: 18 Sep 2017 01:23 UTC
18 Sep 2017 13:23 Local
Exposed Population:
150000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000appq
Inserted at: 18 Sep 2017 01:49 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000appq Scaled population (vector) 4.25  
  C1 earthquake 0.74  
  C2 earthquake -0.13  
  Country Vulnerability -0.43  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1181008 0 18 Sep 2017 01:23 4.5M, 79.34km N/A 150 thousand (in 100km) 00:25 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Russian Federation , Region of Kamchatskaya oblast'. The nearest places are Staryy Ostrogo, Ostrovnaya, Ostrovnoye, Nalacheva, Bol'shaya Kalygir', Ust-Kotelnoye, Boza, Radygina, Zhupanovo, Chapayevka, and Karymskaya.

Radius Population
100 km 150000 people
75 km 2300 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Staryy Ostrogo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 6 km
Ostrovnaya Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 10 km
Ostrovnoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 10 km
Nalacheva Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 20 km
Bol'shaya Kalygir' Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 35 km
Ust-Kotelnoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 35 km
Boza Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 35 km
Radygina Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 44 km
Zhupanovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 45 km
Chapayevka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 48 km
Kalakhtyrka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 59 km
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy Kamchatskaya Russia Major city 180000 people 64 km
Industrial'nyy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 64 km
Petropavlovsk Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 65 km
Karymskaya Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 68 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Ozero Khalaktyrka 38 0 60 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Russia 65 km

More information

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