Overall Green Earthquake alert in Russia from 27 Feb 2010 01:17 UTC to 01:17

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M 4.8 in Russia from 27 Feb 2010 01:17 UTC to 01:17

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:	4.8M
Depth:	Km
Lat/Lon:	52.65 , 158.68
Event Date:	27 Feb 2010 01:17 UTC 27 Feb 2010 13:17 Local
Exposed Population:	270000 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC
Inserted at:	27 Feb 2010 13:36 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

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
78778	0.5	27 Feb 2010 01:17	4.7M, 54km	N/A	220 thousand (in 100km)	00:20	EMSC
78779	0.5	27 Feb 2010 01:17	4.7M, 53.7km	N/A	220 thousand (in 100km)	00:25	NEIC
78780	0.5	27 Feb 2010 01:17	4.8M, 70km	N/A	270 thousand (in 100km)	00:25	EMSC
78792	0.5	27 Feb 2010 01:17	4.8M, 70km	N/A	270 thousand (in 100km)	02:39	EMSC
78930	0.5	27 Feb 2010 01:17	4.8M, 72km	N/A	270 thousand (in 100km)	12:19	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 Kamchatskaya oblast'. The nearest places are Vilyuy, Perevalka, and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.

Radius	Population
100 km	230000 people
75 km	<1000 people
50 km	<1000 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kamchatskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Vilyuy	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	64 km
Perevalka	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Village	-	70 km
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy	Kamchatskaya	Russia	Major city	180000 people	91 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
Ozero Khalaktyrka		38				0	88 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Novaya Tarya		Russia	76 km
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky		Russia	87 km

More information

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