M 6.3 in United States on 23 Aug 2018 03:35 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: 6.3M
Depth: 43.91 Km
Lat/Lon: 51.5106 , -177.881
Event Date: 23 Aug 2018 03:35 UTC
22 Aug 2018 18:35 Local
Exposed Population: About 200 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000gfvg
Inserted at: 23 Aug 2018 03:48 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us1000gfvg Scaled population (vector) 0 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0.65      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1225470 0 23 Aug 2018 03:35 6.1M, 56km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:07 NTWC    
1225473 0 23 Aug 2018 03:35 6.3M, 43.91km 5.84 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 00:13 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 United States , State of Alaska (population 572,432) .

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Alaska United States 570000 people

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
Adak Naf ADK 5 Mil. Paved Yes 7700 95 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tanaga Island Wake Island 47 km
Adak Wake Island 94 km

More information

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