M 5.2 in Russia on 22 Sep 2012 09:37 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: 5.2M
Depth: 325.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 46.0515 , 141.99
Event Date: 22 Sep 2012 09:37 UTC
22 Sep 2012 20:37 Local
Exposed Population:
120000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000ctyr
Inserted at: 22 Sep 2012 09:58 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000ctyr 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
119801 0.5 22 Sep 2012 09:37 5.2M, 325.1km N/A 120 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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) . The nearest places are Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, and Kuznetsovo.

Radius Population
100 km 120000 people
75 km 35000 people
50 km 3800 people
20 km 1300 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 730000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kuznetsovo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 6 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sakhalinskaya Russia Major city - 114 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
Hokkaido WKJ 8 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 74 km
Korsakov Heli 65 88 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Nevelsk RUNEV Russia 69 km
Korsakov RUKOR Russia 86 km

More information

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