M 4.9 in United States on 02 May 2016 13:38 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.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 30.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 59.4153 , -144.725
Event Date: 02 May 2016 13:38 UTC
02 May 2016 03:38 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: ALASKA EC
Inserted at: 02 May 2016 14:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
ALASKA EC 0 0
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
1127176 0 02 May 2016 13:38 5.3M, 43km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:06 NTWC    
1127179 0 02 May 2016 13:38 5.1M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:15 NEIC
1127181 0 02 May 2016 13:38 5.7M, 1.5km 3.63 No people affected (in 100km) 00:27 ALASKA EC
1127182 0 02 May 2016 13:38 4.9M, 30.2km 3.14 No people affected (in 100km) 00:48 ALASKA EC
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) .

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
Alaska United States 570000 people

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
Middleton Island MDO 27 Civ. Unpaved Yes 3900 85 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kayak Island Wake Island 62 km
Katalla Wake Island 91 km

More information

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