M 4.4 in Iceland on 21 Oct 2012 03:43 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.4M
Depth: 12 Km
Lat/Lon: 66.36 , -18.62
Event Date: 21 Oct 2012 03:43 UTC
21 Oct 2012 03:43 Local
Exposed Population:
About 27000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 21 Oct 2012 03:52 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
120357 0.5 21 Oct 2012 03:43 4.4M, 5km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:07 EMSC
120358 0.5 21 Oct 2012 03:43 4.4M, 12km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:08 EMSC
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 Iceland , Region of Nordhurland Eystra (population 29,967) . The nearest places are Hvanneyri, Siglufjordhur, Vík, Ólafsfjörður, Haganes, Kvíabekkur, Thönglabakki, Upsir, Bardh, Dalvík, and Vidhvik.

Radius Population
100 km 10000 people
75 km 3600 people
50 km 2700 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Nordhurland Eystra Iceland 30000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hvanneyri Iceland Village - 17 km
Siglufjordhur Iceland City - 21 km
Vík Iceland Village - 22 km
Ólafsfjörður Iceland Village 1000 people 30 km
Haganes Iceland Village - 34 km
Kvíabekkur Iceland Village - 34 km
Thönglabakki Iceland Village - 35 km
Upsir Iceland Village - 36 km
Bardh Iceland Village - 40 km
Dalvík Iceland Village 1500 people 40 km
Miðgarðar Iceland Village - 41 km
Knappstaðir Iceland Village - 42 km
Hrappstadhakot Iceland Village - 43 km
Hrisey Iceland Village - 43 km
Brettingsstadhir Iceland Village - 44 km
Fell Iceland Village - 44 km
Hofdhi Iceland Village - 45 km
Litli-Árskógssandur Iceland Village - 47 km
Urdhir Iceland Village - 50 km
Grenivík Iceland Village - 50 km
Kljáströnd Iceland Village - 53 km
Hof Iceland Village - 56 km
Hafsós Iceland Village - 57 km
Laufás Iceland Village - 58 km
Hjalteyri Iceland Village <1000 people 59 km
Modhruvellir Iceland Village - 66 km
Hólar Iceland Village - 67 km
Vidhvik Iceland Village - 68 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Siglufjordhur SIJ 3 Civ. Unpaved Yes 3500 23 km
Olafsfjordur OFJ unknown 0 26 km
Grimsey GRY 25 0 41 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Siglufjord ISSIG Iceland 19 km
Siglufjorhur ISSIG Iceland 23 km
Olafsfjorhur Iceland 28 km
Hjalteyri Iceland 59 km

More information

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