M 6.4 in Russian Federation on 15 Sep 2020 03:41 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: 6.4M
Depth: 329.73 Km
Lat/Lon: 55.9569 , 158.4936
Event Date: 15 Sep 2020 03:41 UTC
15 Sep 2020 15:41 Local
Exposed Population:
About 10000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000bnd1
Inserted at: 15 Sep 2020 03:55 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000bnd1 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1332962 0 15 Sep 2020 03:41 6.4M, 329.73km N/A 10 thousand (in 100km) 00:14 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 , Region of Kamchatskaya oblast'. The nearest places are Esso, Achagvay, Onovgay, Anavgay, Bystryy, Aginskiy, and Krapivnaya.

Radius Population
100 km 10000 people
75 km 2400 people
50 km 1500 people
20 km 1400 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation -
Koryakskiy avtonomnyy okrug Russian Federation -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Esso Kamchatskaya Russia Village 2000 people 14 km
Achagvay Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 23 km
Onovgay Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 29 km
Anavgay Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 32 km
Bystryy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 58 km
Aginskiy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 63 km
Krapivnaya Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 69 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
Kozyrevsk 30 0 88 km
Makarka 91 0 92 km

More information

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