Overall Green Earthquake alert in United States from 30 Nov 2018 17:35 UTC to 17:35

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M 5.8 in United States from 30 Nov 2018 17:35 UTC to 17:35

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:	5.8M
Depth:	13.8 Km
Lat/Lon:	61.1788 , -149.895
Event Date:	30 Nov 2018 17:35 UTC 30 Nov 2018 08:35 Local
Exposed Population:	Less then 100 people in MMI VI 410000 people within 100km
Source:	ALASKA EC ak20419042
Inserted at:	30 Nov 2018 18:03 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
ALASKA EC	0		0
ak20419042	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.65

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1239030	30 Nov 2018 17:35	5.8M, 39.5km	4.75	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:10	ALASKA EC
1239039	30 Nov 2018 17:35	5.8M, 13.8km	6.09	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:28	ALASKA EC
1239041	30 Nov 2018 17:35	5.8M, 43.8km	6.09	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:37	ALASKA EC
1239042	30 Nov 2018 17:35	5.8M, 52.4km	6.09	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:39	ALASKA EC
1239046	30 Nov 2018 17:35	5.7M, 39.8km	6	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:50	ALASKA EC

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 659) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people
	160000 people
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1239030	61.208/-149.894	5.8	39.5	4.75	30 Nov 2018 18:00	00:25	(new episode)
2	1239039	61.208/-149.894	5.8	39.5	4.75	30 Nov 2018 18:04	00:28	(new episode)
3	1239039	61.186/-149.886	5.8	37.7	5.14	30 Nov 2018 18:10	00:34	(upd of #2)
4	1239039	61.186/-149.886	5.8	37.7	5.14	30 Nov 2018 18:12	00:37	(upd of #3)
5	1239041	61.186/-149.886	5.8	37.7	5.14	30 Nov 2018 18:13	00:37	(new episode)
6	1239042	61.186/-149.886	5.8	37.7	5.14	30 Nov 2018 18:15	00:39	(new episode)
7	1239046	61.172/-149.908	5.8	43.8	5.71	30 Nov 2018 18:26	00:50	(new episode)
8	1239046	61.172/-149.908	5.8	43.8	5.71	30 Nov 2018 18:28	00:52	(upd of #7)
9	1239046	61.259/-149.921	5.7	39.8	5.67	30 Nov 2018 18:48	01:12	(upd of #8)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Alaska	United States	<1000 people
Alaska	United States	140000 people
Alaska	United States	250000 people
Alaska	United States	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Spenard	Alaska	United States	Village	-	2 km
Anchorage	Alaska	United States	Major city	260000 people	3 km
Eagle River	Alaska	United States	Village	-	24 km
John Fitzgerald Kennedy City	Alaska	United States	Village	-	25 km
Chugiak	Alaska	United States	Village	-	33 km
Birchwood	Alaska	United States	Village	-	33 km
Eklutna	Alaska	United States	Village	-	42 km
Nunaka Valley	Alaska	United States	Village	-	7 km
Bay City	Alaska	United States	Village	-	21 km
Rainbow	Alaska	United States	Village	-	24 km
Cottonwood	Alaska	United States	Village	-	41 km
Girdwood	Alaska	United States	Village	-	46 km
Alexander	Alaska	United States	Village	-	47 km
Pittman	Alaska	United States	Village	-	48 km
Wasilla	Alaska	United States	Village	5500 people	51 km
Houston	Alaska	United States	Village	1200 people	51 km
Matanuska	Alaska	United States	Village	-	54 km
Tanaina	Alaska	United States	Village	5000 people	56 km
Gateway	Alaska	United States	Village	3000 people	56 km
Willow	Alaska	United States	Village	1700 people	59 km
Portage	Alaska	United States	Village	-	63 km
Palmer	Alaska	United States	Village	4500 people	63 km
Ladd	Alaska	United States	Village	-	67 km
Kashwitna	Alaska	United States	Village	-	76 km
Old Tyonek	Alaska	United States	Village	-	78 km
Nkishka No 2	Alaska	United States	Village	-	93 km
Nikiski	Alaska	United States	Village	4300 people	95 km
McDougal	Alaska	United States	Village	-	96 km
Nikisnka	Alaska	United States	Village	-	98 km

see full list

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
Birchwood		29	Civ.	Paved	No	4000	35 km
Anchorage International	ANC	44	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11500	5 km
Sleepers Strip		38				0	9 km
Point Mackenzie		22				0	11 km
Fire Island		17				0	15 km
Goose Bay		24				0	24 km
Hilltop		114				0	36 km
Merrill Field	MRI	42	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4000	5 km
Campbell Airstrip		87				0	7 km
Flying Crown		14				0	8 km
Elmendorf AFB	EDF	65	Mil.	Paved	Yes	10000	10 km
Rabbit Creek		11				0	12 km
Bryant Ahp	FRN	115				0	16 km
Little Susitna		21				0	29 km
Hardee Field		201				0	32 km
Hope		61				0	34 km
Settlers Bay Airstrip		55				0	39 km
Big Lake	BGQ	46				0	40 km
Lincoln Village Airpark		76				0	43 km
Twin Lake		61				0	44 km
Jack Fish Landing		46				0	46 km
Hunt Strip		61				0	47 km
Girdwood	AQY	46				0	48 km
Wicker	WWA	96	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3700	49 km
Visnaw Lake		91				0	51 km
Bold		274				0	52 km
Wasilla Lake		101				0	52 km
Gannon's Landing		116				0	52 km
Satterburgs		107				0	52 km
Four Corners		91				0	53 km
Colberg		38				0	54 km
Gattis Strip		98				0	55 km
South Gasline		116				0	56 km
Memory Lake		128				0	56 km
Nancy Lake		66				0	57 km
B & B Boys Ranch		91				0	57 km
Sky Ranch At Pioneer Peak		37				0	58 km
Cardwell Strip		130				0	60 km
Honeybee Lake Aero Park		61				0	60 km
Boisselle's Strip		122				0	60 km
Butte Municipal		20				0	61 km
Beluga	BVU	40	Priv.	Unpaved	Yes	5000	62 km
Shirley Lake		56				0	63 km
Deshka Landing		34				0	63 km
Palmer Municipal	PAQ	71	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6000	63 km
Willow	WOW	67	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4400	65 km
Downwind Landing		67				0	66 km
Wasilla Creek Airpark		84				0	66 km
Tyonek	TYE	34				0	68 km
Thomas Strip		58				0	69 km
Laub		30				0	70 km
Jewell		34				0	70 km
Kashwitna Lake		57				0	74 km
Rustic Wilderness		58				0	78 km
Skilak Blm Helistop		84				0	84 km
Nikolai Creek		9				0	86 km
Offshore Ststems-Kenai		46				0	91 km
Carty's Airstrip		46				0	93 km
Mackeys Lakes		53				0	94 km
Arness Lake		38				0	97 km
Victory		549				0	125 km
Farrars		572				0	129 km
Sheep Mountain	SMU	838				0	145 km
Port Oceanic	PRL	unknown				0	157 km
Gunsight Mountain		899				0	159 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Anchorage	USANC	Wake Island	4 km
Palmer		Wake Island	58 km
Tyonek	USTYE	Wake Island	68 km
Nikiski	USNKI	Wake Island	99 km

More information

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