M 4.6 in Kuril Islands on 23 Sep 2022 07:08 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 59.225 Km
Lat/Lon: 49.7112 , 155.8911
Event Date: 23 Sep 2022 07:08 UTC
23 Sep 2022 17:08 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people affected in MMI -
Source: NEIC us7000iadj
Inserted at: 23 Sep 2022 07:28 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000iadj Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact -0.59  
  C2 rapid impact 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1463604 0 23 Sep 2022 07:08 4.6M, 59.225km 3.34 Few people (in 100km) 00:19 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 off shore.

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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Vasilyevo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 49 km
Kitova Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 55 km
Podgornoye Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 56 km
Kitovyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 56 km
Okeanskoye Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 57 km
Talkino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 63 km
Matsu-kawa Fishery Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 67 km
Galkino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 68 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Paramashiru Island Russia 71 km

More information

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