M 6.1 in United States on 05 Jan 2019 18:47 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: 6.1M
Depth: 19.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 51.41 , -178.3496
Event Date: 05 Jan 2019 18:47 UTC
05 Jan 2019 08:47 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000j0iw
Inserted at: 05 Jan 2019 19:00 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000j0iw Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.65  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1243825 0 05 Jan 2019 18:47 6M, 35km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:07 NTWC    
1243828 0 05 Jan 2019 18:47 6.1M, 19.1km 4.73 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:13 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 United States ,of Alaska. 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 1243828 51.41/-178.35 6.1 19.1 4.92 05 Jan 2019 19:01 00:13 (new episode)
2 0 1243828 51.41/-178.35 6.1 19.1 5.55 05 Jan 2019 20:49 02:02 (upd of #1)
3 0 1243828 51.371/-178.126 5.9 33 4.73 09 Jan 2019 17:17 3d 22:29 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Alaska United States no people
Alaska United States <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Adak Station Alaska United States Village 9300 people 128 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
Adak Naf ADK 5 Mil. Paved Yes 7700 129 km
Amchitka Island AHT 69 0 167 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tanaga Island Wake Island 60 km
Adak Wake Island 129 km
Semisopochroi Wake Island 151 km
Constantine Harbour Wake Island 164 km
Amchitka Island Wake Island 184 km

More information

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