M 6.2 in United States on 22 Jan 2022 05:17 UTC

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: 6.2M
Depth: 42.78 Km
Event Date: 22 Jan 2022 05:17 UTC
21 Jan 2022 20:17 Local
Exposed Population: 5 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us7000ge5q
Inserted at: 22 Jan 2022 05:48 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 0
us7000ge5q Scaled population (vector) 0 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0m  
  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
1422557 0 22 Jan 2022 05:17 6.2M, 42.78km 4.85 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 00:31 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.

Tsunami affected locations

Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Wave height (m)

See full locations list (RSS)


Initial conditions

Title: ""63 km SSW of Unalaska""

Fault parameters

  • Latitude: 53.316
  • Longitude: -166.751
  • Length: 19 km
  • Width: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 6.2 M

Okada parameters:

  • Slip: .6 m
  • Strike: 245 (geogr angle: north=0, south=180)
  • Dip: 15 degree
  • Rake: 90 degree
  • Depth: 43 km

Calculation parameters

  • Calculation space (lon/lat): -168.251, 51.816, -165.251, 54.816
  • Instead of Step -> use Cell size:.25 minutes

Sea Level

More information

  • Timeline:
    Tsunami calculations performed to this case, click here

  • Montecarlo:
    Tsunami Montecarlo simulation performed to this case, click here

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