M 4.9 in Russia on 24 Nov 2012 11:52 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: 4.9M
Depth: 78.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 51.6093 , 159.111
Event Date: 24 Nov 2012 11:52 UTC
24 Nov 2012 22:52 Local
Exposed Population:
About 400 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dxna
Inserted at: 24 Nov 2012 12:20 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dxna 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
121038 0.5 24 Nov 2012 11:52 4.9M, 78.1km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:28 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 Russia , Region of Kamchatskaya oblast'.

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

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Russia Kamchatskaya oblast' -

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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