M 4.6 in Russia on 05 Sep 2018 17:12 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 58.7203 , 158.8201
Event Date: 05 Sep 2018 17:12 UTC
06 Sep 2018 04:12 Local
Exposed Population:
About 3000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000h8t2
Inserted at: 05 Sep 2018 19:20 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000h8t2 Scaled population (vector) 3.22  
  C1 earthquake 0.74  
  C2 earthquake -0.13  
  Country Vulnerability -0.43  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1227165 0 05 Sep 2018 17:12 4.6M, 10km N/A 4 thousand (in 100km) 02:07 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 Russian Federation , District of Koryakskiy avtonomnyy okrug. The nearest places are Ust Voyampolka, Voyampolka-Osedlaya, Korn, Kakhtana, and Voyampolka.

Radius Population
100 km 3600 people
75 km 2200 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
Koryakskiy avtonomnyy okrug Russian Federation -
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation -
Magadanskaya oblast' Russian Federation -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ust Voyampolka Koryakskiy Russia Village - 32 km
Voyampolka-Osedlaya Koryakskiy Russia Village - 46 km
Korn Koryakskiy Russia Village - 46 km
Kakhtana Koryakskiy Russia Village - 52 km
Voyampolka Koryakskiy Russia Village - 58 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
15 0 74 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Palana Russia 91 km

More information

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