M 4.4 in Iceland from 15 Jan 2008 06:33 UTC to 06:33

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: Km
Lat/Lon: 70.36 , -15.11
Event Date: 15 Jan 2008 06:33 UTC
15 Jan 2008 05:33 Local
Exposed Population:
no people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 15 Jan 2008 09:48 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
33616 0.5 15 Jan 2008 06:33 4.4M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 02:46 NEIC
33620 0.5 15 Jan 2008 06:33 4.4M, 30km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 03:15 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 Greenland , Region of Ostgronland (population 2,644) .

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ostgronland Greenland 2600 people
Jan Mayen Svalbard and Jan Mayen -
Nordhurland Eystra Iceland 30000 people
Austurland Iceland 15000 people
Nordhurland Vestra Iceland 12000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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