M 5.3 in Russia on 27 Nov 2020 18:45 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: 5.3M
Depth: 44.45 Km
Lat/Lon: 49.9925 , 156.3446
Event Date: 27 Nov 2020 18:45 UTC
28 Nov 2020 04:45 Local
Exposed Population:
About 2000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000ckgb
Inserted at: 27 Nov 2020 19:06 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000ckgb Scaled population (vector) 2.89  
  C1 earthquake 0.74  
  C2 earthquake -0.13  
  Country Vulnerability -0.43  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1345178 0 27 Nov 2020 18:45 5.3M, 44.45km N/A 2 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 Sakhalinskaya oblast' (population 731,237) . The nearest places are Talkino, Galkino, Okeanskoye, Matsu-kawa Fishery, Pribrezhnyy, Podgornoye, Kamenistyy, Kitova, Asahigawa, Kitovyy, and Kakumabetsu.

Radius Population
100 km 2300 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 730000 people
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Talkino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 46 km
Galkino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 46 km
Okeanskoye Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 47 km
Matsu-kawa Fishery Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 47 km
Pribrezhnyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 50 km
Podgornoye Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 51 km
Kamenistyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 51 km
Kitova Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 54 km
Asahigawa Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 55 km
Kitovyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 58 km
Shelikhovo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 67 km
Vasilyevo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 67 km
Antsyferova Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 68 km
Kakumabetsu Sakhalinskaya 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
Kozyrevskoye 100 0 83 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Paramashiru Island Russia 58 km

More information

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