M 5.5 in Russian Federation on 21 Dec 2018 18:19 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: 5.5M
Depth: 21.79 Km
Lat/Lon: 55.2562 , 164.4636
Event Date: 21 Dec 2018 18:19 UTC
22 Dec 2018 05:19 Local
Exposed Population: About 400 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000iw0e
Inserted at: 22 Dec 2018 15:57 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000iw0e 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
1242063 0 21 Dec 2018 18:19 5.6M, 16.31km 3.71 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:21 NEIC
1242186 0 21 Dec 2018 18:19 5.5M, 21.79km 3.3 Few people (in 100km) 21:37 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
<1000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1242063 55.273/164.441 5.6 16.31 3.71 21 Dec 2018 18:41 00:21 (new episode)
2 0 1242063 55.273/164.441 5.6 16.3 3.299 21 Dec 2018 19:45 01:26 (upd of #1)
3 0 1242063 55.273/164.441 5.6 16.31 3.71 21 Dec 2018 20:21 02:02 (upd of #2)
4 0 1242186 55.256/164.464 5.5 21.79 3.54 22 Dec 2018 15:57 21:38 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation 1200 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Severnoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 93 km
Nikolskoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village <1000 people 96 km
Sarannove Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 103 km
Krutoberegovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 157 km
Tonkiy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 159 km
Kultuk Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 164 km
Ust-kamchatsk Kamchatskaya Russia Village 4900 people 165 km
Nikolayevka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 178 km
Obukhovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 191 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 0 156 km
Ust Kamchatsk 5 0 165 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Nikol Skoye Russia 96 km
Nikolskoye Russia 108 km
Ust Kamchatsk Russia 167 km

More information

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