M 4.2 in Russia on 15 Nov 2012 01:36 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: 4.2M
Depth: 20 Km
Lat/Lon: 44.15 , 39.3
Event Date: 15 Nov 2012 01:36 UTC
15 Nov 2012 05:36 Local
Exposed Population:
1340000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 15 Nov 2012 07:26 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
120894 0.5 15 Nov 2012 01:36 4.1M, 18km N/A 740 thousand (in 100km) 00:16 EMSC
120899 0.5 15 Nov 2012 01:36 4.1M, 50km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 01:56 EMSC
120902 0.5 15 Nov 2012 01:36 4.1M, 60km N/A 660 thousand (in 100km) 05:23 EMSC
120903 0.5 15 Nov 2012 01:36 4.2M, 20km N/A 1.3 million (in 100km) 05:50 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 Russian Federation , Territory of Krasnodarskiy kray (population 5,266,341) . The nearest places are Sochi, Kalinovka, and Magri.

Radius Population
100 km 750000 people
75 km 580000 people
50 km 130000 people
20 km 110000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Krasnodarskiy kray Russian Federation 5.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Magri Krasnodarskiy Russia Village - 8 km
Kalinovka Krasnodarskiy Russia Village - 9 km
Sochi Krasnodarskiy Russia Major city 320000 people 68 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
20 21 km
Adler / Sochi AER 15 Civ. Paved Yes 9300 89 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tuapse RUTUA Russia 14 km
Dzubga Russia 49 km

More information

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