Overall Green Earthquake in Russia on 17 Apr 2014 22:59 UTC

GDACS is a cooperation framework between the United Nations, the European Commission and disaster managers worldwide to improve awareness, information exchange and coordination in the first phase after major sudden-onset disasters.

M 5.1 in Russia on 17 Apr 2014 22:59 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	EQ 1029981
Earthquake Magnitude:	5.1M
Depth:	37.41 Km
Lat/Lon:	46.8001 , 153.3513
Event Date:	17 Apr 2014 22:59 UTC 18 Apr 2014 08:59 Local
Exposed Population:	Few people within 100km
Inserted at:	17 Apr 2014 23:36 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.

	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Virtual OSOCC

Meteo assessment

Satellite products

Analytical products

Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

19 4/2/2014 4:22:00 AM.

Using your logic, BillK,.... If nukes were ANY WAY REAL then they would have used them against Russia. They have not, therefore nukes do not exist. That quite the reasoning / ciphering...LoL LOL .... why is it I knew that if I scrolled dow

...(more)

Biggest news you missed this weekend 3/31/2014 12:25:00 AM.

Los Angeles area residents displaced after strong quake. A strong earthquake was felt widely across the Los Angeles region shortly after 9 p.m. PT Friday. The USGS said the epicenter was 1 mile from Brea, located about 20 miles southeast of

...(more)

5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes towns near US Los Angeles 3/29/2014 7:25:00 AM.

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near Los Angeles on Friday, rattling a wide swath of Southern California, the US Geological Survey said.

Chinese earthquake activist freed after five years - lawyer 3/27/2014 8:56:00 AM.

A Chinese activist who investigated whether shoddy construction caused the deaths of thousands of children when their schools collapsed in a 2008 earthquake was released Thursday after finishing a five-year jail term, his lawyer said.

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Analytical products

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (40), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),

Disclaimer - Copyright
While we try everything to ensure accuracy, this information is purely indicative and should not be used for any decision making without alternate sources of information.
The JRC is not responsible for any damage or loss resulting from the use of the information presented on this website.
The designations employed and the presentation of material on the map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the European Union concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.