M 5.1 in United States on 31 Aug 2014 03:06 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: 5.1M
Depth: 15.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 65.16 , -148.98
Event Date: 31 Aug 2014 03:06 UTC
30 Aug 2014 19:06 Local
Exposed Population:
About 90563 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 31 Aug 2014 03:33 UTC

GDACS Score

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  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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1059049 n.a 31 Aug 2014 03:06 5.4M, 16km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 00:08 USGS
1059050 0 31 Aug 2014 03:06 5.4M, 16km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 00:11 NEIC
1059051 0 31 Aug 2014 03:06 5.3M, 14.4km N/A 100 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 NEIC
1059052 0 31 Aug 2014 03:06 5.1M, 15.5km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 00:26 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 , State of Alaska (population 572,432) .

Radius Population
100 km 91000 people
75 km 75000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Alaska United States 570000 people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Minto 140 18 km
Minto MNT unknown 30 km
Livengood Camp 130 38 km

More information

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