M 5.9 in East Of Kuril Islands on 07 Aug 2022 13:40 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 5.9M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 43.7545 , 148.104
Event Date: 07 Aug 2022 13:40 UTC
07 Aug 2022 23:40 Local
Exposed Population: Few people affected in MMI -
Source: NEIC us6000i8vz
Inserted at: 08 Aug 2022 15:58 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000i8vz Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1456429 0 07 Aug 2022 13:40 6.1M, 10km 3.79 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:23 NEIC
1456430 0 07 Aug 2022 13:40 5.8M, 35km 3.79 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:42 NEIC
1456449 0 07 Aug 2022 13:40 5.9M, 35km 3.87 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 02:18 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 Sakhalinskaya oblast' (population 2,833) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1456429 43.79/148.183 6.1 10.0 3.794 07 Aug 2022 14:06 00:25 (new episode)
2 0 1456430 43.79/148.183 6.1 10.0 3.794 07 Aug 2022 14:12 00:31 (new episode)
3 0 1456430 43.754/148.103 5.8 35.0 3.794 07 Aug 2022 14:25 00:45 (upd of #2)
4 0 1456430 43.754/148.103 5.8 35.0 3.794 07 Aug 2022 15:45 02:04 (upd of #3)
5 0 1456430 43.754/148.103 5.8 35.0 3.794 07 Aug 2022 20:06 06:25 (upd of #4)
6 0 1456430 43.754/148.103 5.8 35.0 3.794 08 Aug 2022 14:40 1d 00:59 (upd of #5)
7 0 1456449 43.754/148.104 5.9 35.0 3.873 08 Aug 2022 16:40 1d 02:59 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation 2800 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kambaraiso Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 98 km
Shikotan Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 103 km
Anama Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 112 km
Okeanskiy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 116 km
Kombuusu Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 117 km
Riyaushi Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 120 km
Mataruzaru Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 120 km
Rokko Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 121 km
Iodnyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 123 km
Mysovaya Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 125 km
Mammae Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 126 km
Otlivnyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 126 km
Chikkaporo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 128 km
Dobroye Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 129 km
Lesozavodskiy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 134 km
Odesskiy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 135 km
Tayëzhnyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 136 km
Sernozavodskiy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 136 km
Kasatka Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 142 km
Seseki Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 146 km
Osenniy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 147 km
Kuybyshevo Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 152 km
Zolotoy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 153 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
Burvestnik 24 0 135 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Shakotan Russia 103 km

More information

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