M 5.6 in Russia on 22 Jan 2020 11:04 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: 55.17 Km
Lat/Lon: 54.8747 , 161.5092
Event Date: 22 Jan 2020 11:04 UTC
22 Jan 2020 23:04 Local
Exposed Population: About 800 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us60007crw
Inserted at: 22 Jan 2020 13:08 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us60007crw 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
1291551 0 22 Jan 2020 11:04 5.6M, 55.17km 4.39 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 02:03 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 Kamchatskaya oblast' (population 664) . 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 1291551 54.875/161.509 5.6 55.2 3.946 22 Jan 2020 11:24 00:19 (new episode)
2 0 1291551 54.875/161.509 5.6 55.2 3.946 22 Jan 2020 13:08 02:03 (upd of #1)
3 0 1291551 54.875/161.509 5.6 55.2 4.393 23 Jan 2020 11:07 1d 00:02 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kronoki Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 39 km
Bogachëvka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 40 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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