M 4.7 in Russia on 15 Sep 2012 08:43 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 46.1639 , 152.949
Event Date: 15 Sep 2012 08:43 UTC
15 Sep 2012 18:43 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC usa000f3en
Inserted at: 15 Sep 2012 09:34 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usa000f3en Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
119627 0.5 15 Sep 2012 08:43 4.7M, 44km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:27 NEIC
119628 0.5 15 Sep 2012 08:43 4.7M, 42.8km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:51 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 Sakhalinskaya oblast' (population 731,237) .

Radius Population
100 km no 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
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 730000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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