M 4.6 in Canada on 21 Nov 2009 02:08 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: 4.6M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 79.96 , -110.96
Event Date: 21 Nov 2009 02:08 UTC
20 Nov 2009 19:08 Local
Exposed Population:
no people within 100km
Source: GEOFON
Inserted at: 21 Nov 2009 09:00 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
69748 0.5 21 Nov 2009 02:08 4.5M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 02:34 NEIC
69769 0.5 21 Nov 2009 02:08 4.6M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 06:51 GEOFON
69774 0.5 21 Nov 2009 02:08 4.6M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 10:40 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 Canada , Territory of Nunavut (population 27,500) .

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
Nunavut Canada 28000 people
Northwest Territories Canada 28000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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