M 5.8 in Russian Federation on 14 Oct 2012 09:41 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: 5.8M
Depth: 35.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 48.304 , 154.532
Event Date: 14 Oct 2012 09:41 UTC
14 Oct 2012 19:41 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000d5n7
Inserted at: 14 Oct 2012 11:47 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
usb000d5n7 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
120194 0 14 Oct 2012 09:41 5.8M, 33.7km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:20 NEIC
120204 0 14 Oct 2012 09:41 5.8M, 35.5km N/A Few people (in 100km) 02:05 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 and Makarovka.

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km <1000 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
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Makarovka Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 58 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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