M 5.3 in Russia from 15 Nov 2006 13:58 UTC to 13:58

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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.3M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 44.73 , 154.9
Event Date: 15 Nov 2006 13:58 UTC
15 Nov 2006 23:58 Local
Exposed Population:
no people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 15 Nov 2006 15:42 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
22607 0.5 15 Nov 2006 13:58 5.3M, 2km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 01:44 EMSC
22624 0.5 15 Nov 2006 13:58 5.2M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 04:06 NEIC
22859 0.5 15 Nov 2006 13:58 5.1M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 3d 00:44 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) .

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
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 730000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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