M 4.5 in Iceland on 21 Oct 2012 00:20 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: 1 Km
Lat/Lon: 66.29 , -18.63
Event Date: 21 Oct 2012 00:20 UTC
21 Oct 2012 00:20 Local
Exposed Population:
About 28000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 21 Oct 2012 00:28 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
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
120344 0.5 21 Oct 2012 00:20 4.5M, 1km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:08 EMSC
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 Iceland , Region of Nordhurland Eystra (population 29,967) . The nearest places are and Hvanneyri.

Radius Population
100 km 29000 people
75 km 23000 people
50 km 4500 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Nordhurland Eystra Iceland 30000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hvanneyri Iceland Village - 16 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
Olafsfjordur OFJ unknown 21 km
Siglufjordhur SIJ 3 Civ. Unpaved Yes 3500 22 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Siglufjord ISSIG Iceland 17 km
Siglufjorhur ISSIG Iceland 21 km
Olafsfjorhur Iceland 23 km

More information

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