M 6.8 in United States on 11 Jan 2022 11:35 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: 6.8M
Depth: 22.32 Km
Lat/Lon: 52.6563 , -167.9169
Event Date: 11 Jan 2022 11:35 UTC
11 Jan 2022 00:35 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VI
Few people affected in 100km
Source: NEIC us7000gavu
Inserted at: 11 Jan 2022 12:00 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0.2 0.2
us7000gavu Scaled population (raster) 0 Max wave scenario 0.04m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0.23m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0.65      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1420595 0 11 Jan 2022 11:35 6.7M, 33km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0.1m (at 00:31) 00:11 NTWC
1420597 0 11 Jan 2022 11:35 6.7M, 33km 3.91 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0.1m (at 00:31) 00:14 PTWC
1420598 0 11 Jan 2022 11:35 5.5M, 1km 3.91 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:14 ALASKA EC
1420600 0.2 11 Jan 2022 11:35 6.8M, 22.32km 6.13 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0.2m (at 00:36) 00:24 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 15) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
<1000 people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1420600 52.652/-167.855 5.8 50.2 3.907 11 Jan 2022 11:45 00:09 (new episode)
2 0 1420600 52.656/-167.917 6.8 22.3 5.298 11 Jan 2022 12:06 00:30 (upd of #1)
3 0 1420600 52.656/-167.917 6.8 22.3 5.986 11 Jan 2022 12:16 00:41 (upd of #2)
4 0 1420600 52.656/-167.917 6.8 22.3 6.513 11 Jan 2022 13:40 02:04 (upd of #3)
5 0 1420600 52.656/-167.917 6.8 22.3 6.129 12 Jan 2022 11:40 1d 00:04 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Alaska United States <1000 people
Alaska United States no people
Alaska United States no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Chernofski Alaska United States Village - 87 km
Kashega Alaska United States Village - 103 km
Makushin Alaska United States Village - 139 km
Biorka Alaska United States Village - 173 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
Nikolski AS IKO 22 0 70 km
Umnak Island UMB unknown 0 79 km
Chernofski Harbor KCN unknown 0 86 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Makushin Wake Island 138 km

More information

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