M 5.5 in United States on 08 May 2018 08:14 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 56.3593 , -148.4582
Event Date: 08 May 2018 08:14 UTC
07 May 2018 22:14 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000e0j1
Inserted at: 08 May 2018 08:31 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000e0j1 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1209714 0 08 May 2018 08:14 5.5M, 12km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:04 NTWC    
1209717 0 08 May 2018 08:14 5.5M, 10km 2.18 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:16 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
7600 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1209717 56.359/-148.458 5.5 10 2.18 08 May 2018 08:34 00:20 (new episode)
2 0 1209717 56.359/-148.458 5.5 10 2.18 08 May 2018 10:19 02:05 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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