M 7.3 in Russian Federation on 20 Dec 2018 17:01 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: 7.3M
Depth: 16.56 Km
Lat/Lon: 55.0999 , 164.6993
Event Date: 20 Dec 2018 17:01 UTC
21 Dec 2018 04:01 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VII
About 600 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000ivfw
Inserted at: 20 Dec 2018 22:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0.5 0.5
us2000ivfw Scaled population (vector) -0.05 Max wave alert 0.57m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0.57m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0.94      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1241842 0.3 20 Dec 2018 17:01 7.3M, 33km N/A Few people (in 100km) 0.3m (at 00:42) 00:10 PTWC
1241844 0.3 20 Dec 2018 17:01 7.3M, 33km N/A Few people (in 100km) 0.4m (at 00:28) 00:11 NTWC    
1241854 0.6 20 Dec 2018 17:01 7.4M, 9.59km 6.04 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0.7m (at 01:06) 00:20 NEIC
1241901 0.5 20 Dec 2018 17:01 7.3M, 16.56km 6.92 less than 100 (in MMI>=VII) 0.6m (at 00:46) 05:25 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 ,of Kamchatskaya oblast' (population 139) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
<1000 people
<1000 people
<1000 people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1241854 55.106/164.709 7.4 9.59 6.04 20 Dec 2018 17:25 00:23 (new episode)
2 0 1241854 55.106/164.709 7.4 9.59 6.04 20 Dec 2018 19:05 02:03 (upd of #1)
3 0 1241901 55.1/164.699 7.3 16.56 6.92 20 Dec 2018 22:32 05:30 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation <1000 people
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation <1000 people
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation 3900 people
Koryakskiy avtonomnyy okrug Russian Federation no people
Koryakskiy avtonomnyy okrug Russian Federation no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Nikolskoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village <1000 people 82 km
Severnoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 83 km
Sarannove Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 92 km
Krutoberegovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 180 km
Tonkiy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 182 km
Kultuk Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 187 km
Ust-kamchatsk Kamchatskaya Russia Village 4900 people 188 km
Preobrazhenskoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 188 km
Shubertovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 194 km
Nikolayevka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 201 km
Nizhnekamchatsk Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 211 km
Obukhovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 213 km
Kronoki Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 235 km
Kamaki Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 241 km
Kresty Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 308 km

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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
Ust Kamchatsk-Krutoberegovo 12 0 179 km
Ust Kamchatsk 5 0 188 km
Torbusha unknown 0 197 km
Klyuchi Southeast 32 0 264 km
Yelovka 244 0 288 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Nikol Skoye Russia 82 km
Nikolskoye Russia 90 km
Ust Kamchatsk Russia 190 km
Myedhi Island Russia 193 km
Bukhta Kryugera Russia 201 km

More information

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