Overall Green Earthquake alert in Russia on 16 Feb 2013 22:17 UTC

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M 5.5 in Russia on 16 Feb 2013 22:17 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:	5.5M
Depth:	Km
Lat/Lon:	43.5047 , 146.746
Event Date:	16 Feb 2013 22:17 UTC 17 Feb 2013 09:17 Local
Exposed Population:	About 34000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC usc000f8qf
Inserted at:	16 Feb 2013 22:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
usc000f8qf	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
122748		0.5	16 Feb 2013 22:17	5.5M, 42.9km	N/A	30 thousand (in 100km)		00:13	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 , Region of Sakhalinskaya oblast' (population 731,237) . The nearest places are Kombuusu, Ayvazovskoye, Kekkyowan, Masuba, Anama, Kambaraiso, Shikotan, Kafenotsu, Tokkariiso, Nishimae, and Akiajiba.

Radius	Population
100 km	33000 people
75 km	2200 people
50 km	1900 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Sakhalinskaya oblast'	Russian Federation	730000 people
Hokkaido	Japan	5.8 million people
Tohoku	Japan	10 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kombuusu	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	27 km
Ayvazovskoye	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	28 km
Kekkyowan	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	31 km
Masuba	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	33 km
Anama	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	37 km
Kambaraiso	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	37 km
Shikotan	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	42 km
Kafenotsu	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	46 km
Tokkariiso	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	50 km
Nishimae	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	53 km
Kitaura	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	54 km
Kamenka	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	54 km
Pontokomoi	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	55 km
Aitomari	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	57 km
Sunahama	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	60 km
Akiajiba	Sakhalinskaya	Russia	Village	-	68 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Shakotan		Russia	42 km
Yuzhno Kurilsk		Russia	94 km
Nemuro	JPNEM	Japan	98 km
Hanasaki		Japan	99 km

More information

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