M 6.3 in United States on 12 Mar 2016 18:06 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: 6.3M
Depth: 22.35 Km
Lat/Lon: 51.6239 , -174.0048
Event Date: 12 Mar 2016 18:06 UTC
12 Mar 2016 06:06 Local
Exposed Population: About 100 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 12 Mar 2016 18:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1122146 0 12 Mar 2016 18:06 6.4M, 32km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:08 NTWC    
1122149 0 12 Mar 2016 18:06 6.3M, 22.35km 4.05 Few people (in 100km) 00:20 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 United States ,of Alaska (population 45) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity Population
no people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1122149 51.624/-174.005 6.3 22.35 4.05 17 Oct 2016 11:08 218d 17:01 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Alaska United States <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Atka AKB 10 0 68 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Palisades Point Wake Island 69 km

More information

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