Overall Green Earthquake alert in United States on 13 Feb 2017 07:17 UTC

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M 5.3 in United States on 13 Feb 2017 07:17 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:	5.3M
Depth:	7.6 Km
Lat/Lon:	62.5154 , -142.7485
Event Date:	13 Feb 2017 07:17 UTC 12 Feb 2017 22:17 Local
Exposed Population:	About 1000 people within 100km
Source:	ALASKA EC ak15260927
Inserted at:	13 Feb 2017 07:39 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	2.4 (Canada)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Canada= 2.4; United States= 2.2

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
ALASKA EC	0		0
ak15260927	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1157281	13 Feb 2017 07:17	5.3M, 7km	N/A	1 thousand (in 100km)	00:03	NTWC
1157282	13 Feb 2017 07:17	5.2M, 0km	N/A	1 thousand (in 100km)	00:06	ALASKA EC
1157285	13 Feb 2017 07:17	5.5M, 3km	N/A	2 thousand (in 100km)	00:09	ALASKA EC
1157287	13 Feb 2017 07:17	5.5M, 0.1km	5.47	1 thousand (in 100km)	00:15	ALASKA EC
1157288	13 Feb 2017 07:17	5.3M, 7.6km	5.47	1 thousand (in 100km)	00:21	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 Nabesna, Northway, Indian Village, Chisana, and Tetlin.

Radius	Population
100 km	1500 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
Nabesna	Alaska	United States	Village	-	26 km
Northway	Alaska	United States	Village	<1000 people	60 km
Indian Village	Alaska	United States	Village	-	62 km
Chisana	Alaska	United States	Village	-	64 km
Tetlin	Alaska	United States	Village	<1000 people	65 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
Devils Mountain Lodge		878				0	23 km
Sports Mans Paradise		951				0	28 km
Northway	ORT	523	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5100	60 km
Chisana	CZN	1011				0	64 km
Tetlin	TEH	495				0	65 km
Tok Junction		497				0	87 km
Tok	TKJ	509				0	87 km

More information

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