M 4.5 in United States from 24 Sep 2014 07:30 UTC to 07:30

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: 4.5M
Depth: 40 Km
Lat/Lon: 61.348 , -146.841
Event Date: 24 Sep 2014 07:30 UTC
23 Sep 2014 23:30 Local
Exposed Population:
About 5538 people within 100km
Source: USGS at00ncea7l
Inserted at: 24 Sep 2014 07:35 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
USGS 0 0
at00ncea7l 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
1060945 0 24 Sep 2014 07:30 4.5M, 40km N/A 6 thousand (in 100km) 00:04 USGS
1060946 0 24 Sep 2014 07:30 4.5M, 40km N/A 6 thousand (in 100km) 00:08 NEIC
1060947 0 24 Sep 2014 07:30 4.7M, 14.1km N/A 6 thousand (in 100km) 00:44 NEIC
1060951 0 24 Sep 2014 07:30 4.5M, 14.2km N/A 6 thousand (in 100km) 01:38 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 and Anchorage.

Radius Population
100 km 5500 people
75 km 5100 people
50 km 4500 people
20 km no people
10 km no 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
Anchorage Alaska United States Major city 260000 people 165 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
Valdez VDZ 37 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 40 km
Ellamar ELW 8 52 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Valdez USVDZ Wake Island 36 km
Valdez Marine Terminal Wake Island 38 km

More information

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