M 4.5 in United States on 19 Jun 2017 20:24 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

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: 192.69 Km
Lat/Lon: 52.5836 , -173.8446
Event Date: 19 Jun 2017 20:24 UTC
19 Jun 2017 11:24 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20009nmc
Inserted at: 20 Jun 2017 15:09 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
us20009nmc 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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1171360 n.a 19 Jun 2017 20:24 4.5M, 192.69km N/A Few people (in 100km) 18:44 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 Atka.

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km <1000 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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Atka Alaska United States Village <1000 people 50 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
Atka AKB 10 0 47 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Palisades Point Wake Island 45 km

More information

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