M 5 in United States from 07 Jun 2009 23:24 UTC to 23:24

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: 5.0M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 58.9365 , -136.763
Event Date: 07 Jun 2009 23:24 UTC
07 Jun 2009 15:24 Local
Exposed Population:
about 3000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC at00441707
Inserted at: 14 Jun 2009 22:38 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
at00441707 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
58934 0.5 07 Jun 2009 23:24 5.2M, 8km N/A 3 thousand (in 100km) 00:14 NEIC
58935 0.5 07 Jun 2009 23:24 4.9M, 51km N/A 4 thousand (in 100km) 00:13 GEOFON
58936 0.5 07 Jun 2009 23:24 5M, 37.3km N/A 4 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 NEIC
58937 0.5 07 Jun 2009 23:24 4.9M, 50km N/A 3 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 GEOFON
58962 0.5 07 Jun 2009 23:24 4.8M, 30km N/A 4 thousand (in 100km) 08:00 EMSC
58968 0.5 07 Jun 2009 23:24 5.2M, 12km N/A 4 thousand (in 100km) 08:14 GEOFON
59287 0.5 07 Jun 2009 23:24 5M, 34.7km N/A 3 thousand (in 100km) 5d 01:33 NEIC
59288 0.5 07 Jun 2009 23:24 5M, 34.7km N/A 3 thousand (in 100km) 5d 01:38 NEIC
59289 0.5 07 Jun 2009 23:24 5M, 34.7km N/A 3 thousand (in 100km) 5d 01:44 NEIC
59421 0.5 07 Jun 2009 23:24 5M, 32.6km N/A 3 thousand (in 100km) 6d 23:14 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 United States , State of Alaska (population 572,432) . The nearest places are Bartlett Cove, Gustavus, and Elfin Cove.

Radius Population
100 km 3500 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Alaska United States 570000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bartlett Cove Alaska United States Village - 57 km
Gustavus Alaska United States Village <1000 people 68 km
Elfin Cove Alaska United States Village <1000 people 70 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
Bartlett Cove BQV unknown 0 59 km
Cape Spencer C.G. CSP 26 0 65 km
Gustavus GST 11 Civ. Paved Yes 6700 69 km
Elfin Cove ELV unknown 0 70 km
Haines HNS 5 Civ. Paved Yes 4000 82 km
Haines Municipal 5 0 82 km
Excursion Inlet EXI unknown 0 82 km
Homeshore HMS unknown 0 95 km
Pelican PEC unknown 0 97 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cape Spencer Wake Island 66 km
Elfin Cove Wake Island 70 km
Excursion Inlet Wake Island 83 km
Letnikof Cove Wake Island 84 km
Haines USHNS Wake Island 87 km
Pelican USPEC Wake Island 97 km

More information

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