M 5.6 in Russia on 20 Dec 2018 17:19 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 55.0684 , 164.867
Event Date: 20 Dec 2018 17:19 UTC
21 Dec 2018 04:19 Local
Exposed Population: About 600 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000ivge
Inserted at: 20 Dec 2018 17:38 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000ivge 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
1241866 0 20 Dec 2018 17:19 5.6M, 10km 4.1 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:18 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 383) . 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 1241866 55.068/164.867 5.6 10 4.05 20 Dec 2018 17:40 00:20 (new episode)
2 0 1241866 55.068/164.867 5.6 10 4.05 20 Dec 2018 19:23 02:03 (upd of #1)
3 0 1241866 55.082/164.895 5.6 10 4.1 20 Dec 2018 22:40 05:21 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Nikolskoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village <1000 people 72 km
Severnoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 75 km
Sarannove Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 83 km
Krutoberegovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 190 km
Tonkiy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 192 km
Kultuk Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 196 km
Ust-kamchatsk Kamchatskaya Russia Village 4900 people 199 km
Nikolayevka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 211 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
Ust Kamchatsk-Krutoberegovo 12 0 189 km
Ust Kamchatsk 5 0 198 km
Yelovka 244 0 298 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Nikol Skoye Russia 72 km
Nikolskoye Russia 79 km
Myedhi Island Russia 182 km
Ust Kamchatsk Russia 200 km

More information

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