M 6.1 in Russia on 24 Dec 2018 12:41 UTC

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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: 6.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 55.4171 , 164.435
Event Date: 24 Dec 2018 12:41 UTC
24 Dec 2018 23:41 Local
Exposed Population: About 100 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000ix3y
Inserted at: 24 Dec 2018 13:02 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000ix3y Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  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
1242427 0 24 Dec 2018 12:41 6.1M, 10km 4.01 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 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 Russian Federation ,of Kamchatskaya oblast' (population 352) . 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 1242427 55.417/164.435 6.1 10 4.01 24 Dec 2018 13:02 00:21 (new episode)
2 0 1242427 55.417/164.435 6.1 10 4.01 24 Dec 2018 14:43 02:02 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation <1000 people
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation 7100 people
Koryakskiy avtonomnyy okrug Russian Federation <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Severnoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 94 km
Nikolskoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village <1000 people 101 km
Sarannove Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 105 km
Krutoberegovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 143 km
Tonkiy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 145 km
Kultuk Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 149 km
Ust-kamchatsk Kamchatskaya Russia Village 4900 people 153 km
Shubertovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 164 km
Nikolayevka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 165 km
Nizhnekamchatsk Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 177 km
Obukhovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 180 km
Kamaki Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 209 km
Preobrazhenskoye Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 213 km
Kronoki Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 230 km
Klyuchi Kamchatskaya Russia City 6500 people 246 km
Verkhne-Ozërnaya Koryakskiy Russia Village - 271 km
Kresty Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 277 km
Krasny Yar Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 279 km
Tolbachik Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 283 km
Srednekamchatsk Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 296 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 0 142 km
Ust Kamchatsk 5 0 152 km
Torbusha unknown 0 163 km
Klyuchi Southeast 32 0 233 km
Yelovka 244 0 251 km
Yelovka North 152 0 271 km
91 0 272 km
Makarka 91 0 294 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Nikol Skoye Russia 101 km
Nikolskoye Russia 115 km
Ust Kamchatsk Russia 154 km
Bukhta Kryugera Russia 169 km
Myedhi Island Russia 219 km
Uka Russia 300 km

More information

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