M 4.8 in Russia on 22 Oct 2012 11:58 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: 4.8M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 50.1575 , 156.84
Event Date: 22 Oct 2012 11:58 UTC
22 Oct 2012 21:58 Local
Exposed Population:
About 3000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000dam6
Inserted at: 22 Oct 2012 12:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000dam6 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
120388 0.5 22 Oct 2012 11:58 4.8M, 40.8km N/A 3 thousand (in 100km) 00:44 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 Babushkino, Kamenistyy, Pribrezhnyy, Galkino, Asahigawa, Matsu-kawa Fishery, and Talkino.

Radius Population
100 km 2200 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
Babushkino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 62 km
Kamenistyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 65 km
Pribrezhnyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 65 km
Galkino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 66 km
Asahigawa Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 67 km
Matsu-kawa Fishery Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 68 km
Talkino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 70 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
Kozyrevskoye 100 0 78 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Paramashiru Island Russia 82 km

More information

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