M 6.3 in Russian Federation on 10 Oct 2018 23:16 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: 6.3M
Depth: 17.46 Km
Lat/Lon: 49.319 , 156.1956
Event Date: 10 Oct 2018 23:16 UTC
11 Oct 2018 09:16 Local
Exposed Population: About 200 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000hacw
Inserted at: 10 Oct 2018 23:37 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us1000hacw Scaled population (vector) 0 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0m  
  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
1231270 0.1 10 Oct 2018 23:16 6.5M, 10km N/A Few people (in 100km) 0.2m (at 01:02) 00:09 GEOFON
1231271 0 10 Oct 2018 23:16 6.8M, 33km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:48) 00:10 PTWC
1231272 0.1 10 Oct 2018 23:16 6.8M, 33km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:51) 00:11 NTWC    
1231279 0 10 Oct 2018 23:16 6.3M, 17.46km 3.97 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 00:21 NEIC
1231286 0 10 Oct 2018 23:16 6.5M, 17.45km 4.26 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0.1m (at 00:51) 01:16 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 Russian Federation ,of Sakhalinskaya oblast' (population 303) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1231279 49.319/156.196 6.3 17.46 3.97 10 Oct 2018 23:46 00:30 (new episode)
2 0 1231286 49.348/156.213 6.5 17.45 4.26 11 Oct 2018 00:32 01:16 (new episode)
3 0 1231286 49.348/156.213 6.5 17.45 4.26 11 Oct 2018 01:18 02:02 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation <1000 people
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 1400 people
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Vasilyevo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 97 km
Onekotan Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 101 km
Okeanskoye Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 104 km
Kitovyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 105 km
Talkino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 109 km
Matsu-kawa Fishery Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 113 km
Galkino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 113 km
Pribrezhnyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 119 km
Kamenistyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 121 km
Shelikhovo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 123 km
Kakumabetsu Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 124 km
Asahigawa Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 126 km
Babushkino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 147 km
Severo Kurilsk Sakhalinskaya Russia City - 152 km
Savushkino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 155 km
Baikovo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 158 km
Artyushino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 158 km
Saushkino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 166 km
Severnyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 170 km
Alaid Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 174 km
Semënovka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 179 km
Lopatka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 185 km
Chashechka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 195 km
Grotava Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 215 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
Kozyrevskoye 100 0 157 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Paramashiru Island Russia 118 km

More information

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