M 5.5 in Russian Federation on 28 Dec 2018 13:03 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: 49.35 Km
Lat/Lon: 44.1998 , 148.5833
Event Date: 28 Dec 2018 13:03 UTC
28 Dec 2018 23:03 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000iym6
Inserted at: 28 Dec 2018 13:24 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000iym6 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1242878 0 28 Dec 2018 13:03 5.5M, 49.35km 3.54 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 3,540) . 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 1242878 44.2/148.583 5.5 49.35 3.55 28 Dec 2018 13:25 00:22 (new episode)
2 0 1242878 44.2/148.583 5.5 49.35 3.54 28 Dec 2018 15:06 02:02 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 6400 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sernozavodskiy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 101 km
Chikkaporo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 107 km
Otlivnyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 107 km
Mysovaya Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 109 km
Kasatka Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 111 km
Iodnyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 113 km
Mataruzaru Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 114 km
Seseki Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 115 km
Okeanskiy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 115 km
Higashirucharu Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 116 km
Sentyabrskiy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village 3100 people 119 km
Kuybyshevo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 121 km
Parusnoye Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 122 km
Rokubanchi Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 123 km
Osenniy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 123 km
Dobroye Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 124 km
Rokko Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 124 km
Odesskiy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 125 km
Rybaki Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 125 km
Sopochnyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 125 km
Reydovo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 126 km
Zolotoy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 126 km
Kurilsk Sakhalinskaya Russia Village 2200 people 127 km
Mammae Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 127 km
Lesozavodskiy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 127 km
Tayëzhnyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 128 km
Kitovyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 129 km
Riyaushi Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 129 km
Sokitani Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 132 km
Yanketo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 133 km
Shamambe Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 134 km
Medvezhye Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 137 km
Chippuporo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 140 km
Kambaraiso Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 142 km
Slavnoye Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 142 km
Matoiso Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 144 km
Shikotan Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 145 km
Anama Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 155 km
Kombuusu Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 164 km
Kruglovo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 171 km
Gordeyevka Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 178 km
Mysovoye Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 183 km
Ptichye Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 186 km
Tyatino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 193 km
Kitaura Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 212 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
Burvestnik 24 0 111 km
Sopochnyy Southwest 21 0 119 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kurilsk Russia 128 km
Shakotan Russia 145 km

More information

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