M 7.2 in Russian Federation on 30 Jan 2016 03:25 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: 7.2M
Depth: 160.97 Km
Lat/Lon: 54.007 , 158.5064
Event Date: 30 Jan 2016 03:25 UTC
30 Jan 2016 15:25 Local
Exposed Population: About 65000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 30 Jan 2016 04:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a. n.a
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.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1117958 -0.9 30 Jan 2016 03:25 7M, 155km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 00:07 GEOFON
1117960 n.a 30 Jan 2016 03:25 7M, 153km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 00:11 NTWC    
1117964 n.a 30 Jan 2016 03:25 7M, 159.76km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 NEIC
1117967 n.a 30 Jan 2016 03:25 7.2M, 160.97km 6.05 70 thousand (in 100km) 00:49 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 ,of Kamchatskaya oblast' (population 2,177) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity Population
2200 people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1117964 54.038/158.514 7 159.76 0 17 Oct 2016 11:03 261d 07:38 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation 2200 people
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sharomy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 45 km
Upper-Kamchalka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 66 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Dashte Naz 149 0 37 km

More information

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