M 5.6 in Russian Federation on 15 Oct 2018 01:32 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: 5.6M
Depth: 123.78 Km
Lat/Lon: 54.0649 , 159.4607
Event Date: 15 Oct 2018 01:32 UTC
15 Oct 2018 13:32 Local
Exposed Population: About 7000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000hc6k
Inserted at: 15 Oct 2018 01:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000hc6k Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1231704 0 15 Oct 2018 01:32 5.6M, 123.78km 3.98 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:22 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 6,517) . 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 1231704 54.065/159.461 5.6 123.78 3.98 15 Oct 2018 01:54 00:22 (new episode)
2 0 1231704 54.065/159.461 5.6 123.78 3.98 15 Oct 2018 03:34 02:02 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation 6500 people
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation 270000 people
Koryakskiy avtonomnyy okrug Russian Federation <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Karymskaya Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 32 km
Zhupanovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 33 km
Zhupanovskiy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 33 km
Milkovo Kamchatskaya Russia City 8600 people 88 km
Sharomy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 90 km
Upper-Kamchalka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 91 km
Kirganik Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 93 km
Zhupanovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 54 km
Ostrovnoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 90 km
Ostrovnaya Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 92 km
Pushchino Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 93 km
Nalacheva Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 100 km
Boza Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 104 km
Ust-Kotelnoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 109 km
Severnyye Koryaki Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 115 km
Elizovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 117 km
Dolinovka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 120 km
Koryaki Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 121 km
Novyy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 122 km
Yelizovo Kamchatskaya Russia City 40000 people 122 km
Kronoki Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 124 km
Staryye Koryaki Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 125 km
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy Kamchatskaya Russia Major city 180000 people 125 km
Ganaly Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 127 km
Bogachëvka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 129 km
Tayezhnyy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 134 km
Nikolayevka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 137 km
Shchapino Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 141 km
Zaychik Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 142 km
Mokhovaya Rybachiy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 143 km
Paratunka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 147 km
Bondarka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 149 km
Vilyuy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 153 km
Nachiki Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 155 km
Malki Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 155 km
Sokoch Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 156 km
Lazo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 164 km
Tolbachik Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 166 km
Srednekamchatsk Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 176 km
Bystryy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 191 km
Krapivnaya Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 200 km
Lenino Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 213 km
Sobolevo Kamchatskaya Russia Village 1800 people 216 km
Nachilevo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 230 km
Obukhovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 286 km
Nizhnekamchatsk Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 293 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
Zhupanovskiy 61 0 34 km
Dashte Naz 149 0 89 km
Milkovo Old 125 0 90 km
Milkovo 125 0 90 km
Petropavlovsk-Kamchats PKC 84 Civ. Paved Yes 11100 120 km
Ozero Khalaktyrka 38 0 126 km
Nachiki 300 0 158 km
Makarka 91 0 168 km
Lenino 79 0 214 km
Karymay 66 0 216 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Russia 129 km
Novaya Tarya Russia 143 km

More information

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