M 8.1 in Russian Federation from 24 May 2013 05:44 UTC to 05:44

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: 8.1M
Depth: 601 Km
Lat/Lon: 54.87 , 153.28
Event Date: 24 May 2013 05:44 UTC
24 May 2013 15:44 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: GEOFON
Inserted at: 24 May 2013 08:40 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
GEOFON 0.5 0.5
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
124776 0.5 24 May 2013 05:44 7.9M, 598km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:09 NEIC
124777 0.5 24 May 2013 05:44 8.2M, 619km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.1m (at 04:22) 00:12 NEIC
124778 0.5 24 May 2013 05:44 8.1M, 601km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:12 NEIC
124779 0.5 24 May 2013 05:44 8.2M, 601.8km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:16 NEIC
124784 0.5 24 May 2013 05:44 8.3M, 608.9km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.1m (at 03:50) 01:32 NEIC
124789 0.5 24 May 2013 05:44 8.3M, 608.9km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 02:54 NEIC
124939 0.5 24 May 2013 05:44 8.1M, 601km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 02:55 GEOFON
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 Kamchatskaya oblast'.

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no 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
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation -
Koryakskiy avtonomnyy okrug Russian Federation -
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 730000 people
Magadanskaya oblast' Russian Federation -

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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