Overall Green Earthquake alert in Russian Federation on 23 Nov 2019 12:58 UTC

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M 5.2 in Russian Federation on 23 Nov 2019 12:58 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:	5.2M
Depth:	11.56 Km
Lat/Lon:	43.8897 , 147.168
Event Date:	23 Nov 2019 12:58 UTC 23 Nov 2019 22:58 Local
Exposed Population:	About 3000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us70006c7b
Inserted at:	24 Nov 2019 13:00 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us70006c7b	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.94

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1280213		0	23 Nov 2019 12:58	5.7M, 6.31km	5.2	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		1d 00:02	NEIC
1280570		0	23 Nov 2019 12:58	5.2M, 11.56km	4.67	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		1d 00:02	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'. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	no people
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1280213	43.869/147.208	5.7	6.3	5.2	23 Nov 2019 13:25	00:27	(new episode)
2	1280213	43.869/147.208	5.7	6.3	5.2	23 Nov 2019 13:35	00:37	(upd of #1)
3	1280213	43.869/147.208	5.7	6.3	5.2	23 Nov 2019 15:01	02:03	(upd of #2)
4	1280570	43.869/147.208	5.7	6.3	5.2	24 Nov 2019 13:00	1d 00:02	(new episode)
5	1280570	43.89/147.168	5.2	11.6	4.674	25 Nov 2019 16:30	2d 03:32	(upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Country	Population
	Sakhalinskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	1700 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kambaraiso	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	24 km
Shikotan	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	27 km
Anama	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	37 km
Kombuusu	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	46 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	Shakotan		Russia	27 km

More information

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