M 6.4 in Russian Federation on 20 Mar 2016 22:50 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: 6.4M
Depth: 31.31 Km
Lat/Lon: 54.3325 , 162.7988
Event Date: 20 Mar 2016 22:50 UTC
21 Mar 2016 09:50 Local
Exposed Population: About 200 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 21 Mar 2016 00:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1122901 0.5 20 Mar 2016 22:50 6.6M, 65km N/A Few people (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:09 PTWC
1122907 0.5 20 Mar 2016 22:50 6.6M, 29.6km N/A Few people (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:21 NEIC
1122913 0 20 Mar 2016 22:50 6.4M, 31.31km 4.42 Few people (in 100km) 01:09 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 785) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity Population
no people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1122913 54.332/162.799 6.4 31.31 4.42 17 Oct 2016 11:08 210d 12:18 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kronoki Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 111 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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