M 4.8 in Norway from 09 Oct 2016 12:48 UTC to 12:48

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: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 62.38 , 2.35
Event Date: 09 Oct 2016 12:48 UTC
09 Oct 2016 12:48 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: EMSC 536076
Inserted at: 09 Oct 2016 13:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
536076 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
1142428 0 09 Oct 2016 12:48 4.8M, 17.14km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:20 NEIC
1142429 0 09 Oct 2016 12:48 4.8M, 2km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:21 EMSC
1142457 0 09 Oct 2016 12:48 4.7M, 2km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 08:33 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 Norway , Province of Sogn Og Fjordane (population 111,058) .

Radius Population
100 km no 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

Region Province Country Population
Sogn Og Fjordane Norway 110000 people
More Og Romsdal Norway 240000 people
Hordaland Norway 420000 people
Scotland United Kingdom 5.2 million people
Rogaland Norway 350000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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