M 6.6 in Canada on 24 Apr 2014 03:10 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: 6.6M
Depth: 11.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 49.8459 , -127.444
Event Date: 24 Apr 2014 03:10 UTC
23 Apr 2014 20:10 Local
Exposed Population:
About 13407 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 24 Apr 2014 04:17 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0.1 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.08m  
  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
1047912 0.5 24 Apr 2014 03:10 6.7M, 23km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:53) 00:04 NEIC
1047913 0.5 24 Apr 2014 03:10 6.7M, 23km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:53) 00:05 USGS
1047915 0 24 Apr 2014 03:10 6.7M, 10km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 01:40) 00:06 NEIC
1047916 0.5 24 Apr 2014 03:10 6.5M, 10km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:46) 00:07 GEOFON
1047919 0 24 Apr 2014 03:10 6.7M, 10km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:48) 00:10 USGS
1047922 0 24 Apr 2014 03:10 6.7M, 11.37km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:48) 00:14 NEIC
1047936 0.5 24 Apr 2014 03:10 6.6M, 11.4km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:46) 01:06 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 Canada , Province of British Columbia (population 3,415,527) .

Radius Population
100 km 15000 people
75 km 2700 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
British Columbia Canada 3.4 million people

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
Tahsis ZTS unknown 55 km
Port Mcneil Spb YMP unknown 82 km
Estevan Point YEP unknown 83 km
Alert Bay YAL unknown 86 km
Sinoe Afc XSA unknown 89 km
Port Hardy YZT 22 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 90 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Zeballos CAZEB Canada 42 km
Ceepeecee Canada 50 km
Tahsis CAPTA Canada 54 km
Port Alice CAPAC Canada 57 km

More information

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