M 4.6 in United States on 08 Dec 2016 10:18 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: 4.6M
Depth: 20.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 64.2001 , -150.0492
Event Date: 08 Dec 2016 10:18 UTC
08 Dec 2016 01:18 Local
Exposed Population:
About 367 people within 100km
Source: ALASKA EC ak14685748
Inserted at: 08 Dec 2016 10:55 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
ALASKA EC 0 0
ak14685748 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
1149605 0 08 Dec 2016 10:18 4.6M, 24.4km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:09 ALASKA EC
1149609 0 08 Dec 2016 10:18 4.8M, 18.4km 5.96 Few people (in 100km) 00:21 ALASKA EC
1149611 0 08 Dec 2016 10:18 4.6M, 20.1km 5.88 Few people (in 100km) 00:36 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) . The nearest places are Toklat, Anderson, and Lagoon.

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km <1000 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
Toklat Alaska United States Village - 34 km
Anderson Alaska United States Village <1000 people 45 km
Lagoon Alaska United States Village - 58 km

see full list

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
Clear Sky Lodge 198 0 42 km
Stampede 564 0 52 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.