M 6.2 in United States on 23 Jan 2020 05:53 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: 6.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 51.9196 , -177.8269
Event Date: 23 Jan 2020 05:53 UTC
22 Jan 2020 19:53 Local
Exposed Population: About 100 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us60007djn
Inserted at: 23 Jan 2020 07:59 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us60007djn Scaled population (raster) 0 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0m  
  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
1291747 0 23 Jan 2020 05:53 6.2M, 10km 6.36 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 02:06 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


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1291747 51.92/-177.827 6.2 10.0 6.474 23 Jan 2020 06:14 00:21 (new episode)
2 0 1291747 51.92/-177.827 6.2 10.0 6.474 23 Jan 2020 06:29 00:36 (upd of #1)
3 0 1291747 51.92/-177.827 6.2 10.0 6.474 23 Jan 2020 07:59 02:06 (upd of #2)
4 0 1291747 51.92/-177.827 6.2 10.0 6.362 24 Jan 2020 06:00 1d 00:07 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Alaska United States no people
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 82 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 81 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tanaga Island Wake Island 17 km
Adak Wake Island 82 km

More information

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