M 6 in Canada on 23 Dec 2019 20:56 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: 6.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 50.5373 , -129.7326
Event Date: 23 Dec 2019 20:56 UTC
23 Dec 2019 11:56 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70006q96
Inserted at: 23 Dec 2019 21:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 2.4 (Canada)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us70006q96 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.68  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1287056 0 23 Dec 2019 20:56 6M, 11km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:06 NTWC
1287057 0 23 Dec 2019 20:56 2.8M, 0.1km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:07 ALASKA EC
1287060 0 23 Dec 2019 20:56 6M, 10km 4.16 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:30 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 unknowed a zone. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1287060 50.537/-129.733 6.0 10.0 4.155 23 Dec 2019 21:16 00:20 (new episode)
2 0 1287060 50.537/-129.733 6.0 10.0 4.155 23 Dec 2019 21:27 00:30 (upd of #1)
3 0 1287060 50.525/-129.712 6.0 10.0 4.163 23 Dec 2019 21:36 00:40 (upd of #2)
4 0 1287060 50.525/-129.712 6.0 10.0 4.163 23 Dec 2019 23:01 02:05 (upd of #3)
5 0 1287060 50.525/-129.712 6.0 10.0 4.163 24 Dec 2019 21:01 1d 00:04 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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