M 4.7 in United States from 01 Dec 2005 03:31 UTC to 03:30

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: 4.7M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 54.54 , -164.77
Event Date: 01 Dec 2005 03:30 UTC
30 Nov 2005 18:30 Local
Exposed Population:
about 300 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 01 Dec 2005 16:13 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 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
15167 0.5 01 Dec 2005 03:31 4.2M, 50km N/A Few people (in 100km) 02:12 NEIC
15171 0.5 01 Dec 2005 03:30 4.7M, 95km N/A Few people (in 100km) 12:42 EMSC
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) .

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km <1000 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
Alaska United States 570000 people

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
Cape Sarichef CSH 89 Civ. Unpaved No 3500 8 km
Lost Harbor Sea Port LHB unknown 0 62 km
Akutan KQA unknown 0 79 km
False Pass KFP 6 0 96 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Unimak Wake Island 20 km
Akutan USAKU Wake Island 80 km

More information

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