M 5.6 in Russia on 05 Dec 2019 02:03 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: 5.6M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 45.4268 , 150.0594
Event Date: 05 Dec 2019 02:03 UTC
05 Dec 2019 12:03 Local
Exposed Population: About 400 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us60006m7z
Inserted at: 06 Dec 2019 02:06 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us60006m7z 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.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1283109 0 05 Dec 2019 02:03 5.6M, 35km 3.77 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:03 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 29) . 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 1283109 45.427/150.059 5.6 35.0 3.771 05 Dec 2019 02:26 00:23 (new episode)
2 0 1283109 45.427/150.059 5.6 35.0 3.771 05 Dec 2019 04:07 02:03 (upd of #1)
3 0 1283109 45.427/150.059 5.6 35.0 3.771 06 Dec 2019 02:06 1d 00:03 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Podgornyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 52 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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