M 5.8 in Russian Federation on 07 Mar 2018 04:40 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: 5.8M
Depth: 29.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 45.8251 , 152.2895
Event Date: 07 Mar 2018 04:40 UTC
07 Mar 2018 14:40 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000ddm5
Inserted at: 07 Mar 2018 05:02 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Russia)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000ddm5 Scaled population (vector) -8  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.


Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1202068 0 07 Mar 2018 04:40 5.8M, 29.4km 3.23 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:21 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 Sakhalinskaya oblast' (population 2) . 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 1202068 45.825/152.29 5.8 29.4 3.24 07 Mar 2018 05:04 00:23 (new episode)
2 0 1202068 45.825/152.29 5.8 29.4 3.23 07 Mar 2018 06:42 02:02 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Podgornyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 191 km

see full list


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
Urup 35 0 143 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.