M 5.5 in Russian Federation on 25 Nov 2016 07:26 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: 5.5M
Depth: 83.97 Km
Lat/Lon: 54.4337 , 160.5625
Event Date: 25 Nov 2016 07:26 UTC
25 Nov 2016 19:26 Local
Exposed Population: About 1000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10007c8b
Inserted at: 25 Nov 2016 07:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a. n.a
us10007c8b Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1148145 n.a 25 Nov 2016 07:26 5.5M, 83.97km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 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 1,239) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity Population


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1148145 54.434/160.562 5.5 83.97 0 25 Nov 2016 07:46 00:19 (new episode)
2 0 1148145 54.434/160.562 5.5 83.97 0 25 Nov 2016 09:28 02:02 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation 1200 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kronoki Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 42 km
Zhupanovskiy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 53 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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