M 4.6 in Russia on 07 Apr 2009 05:29 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: 4.6M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 46.3231 , 151.904
Event Date: 07 Apr 2009 05:29 UTC
07 Apr 2009 15:29 Local
Exposed Population:
about 100 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2009fdap
Inserted at: 07 Apr 2009 06:14 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us2009fdap 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
54831 0.5 07 Apr 2009 05:29 4.6M, 35km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:44 NEIC
54865 0.5 07 Apr 2009 05:29 4.5M, 35km N/A Few people (in 100km) 01:37 NEIC
54867 0.5 07 Apr 2009 05:29 4.6M, 60km N/A Few people (in 100km) 03:46 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 Russian Federation , Region of Sakhalinskaya oblast' (population 731,237) . The nearest places are Kostochko, and Kitoboynyy.

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km <1000 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
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 730000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kostochko Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 57 km
Kitoboynyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 59 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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