M 4.5 in United States on 16 Jan 2017 21:40 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: 4.5M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 57.9302 , -136.7869
Event Date: 16 Jan 2017 21:40 UTC
16 Jan 2017 12:40 Local
Exposed Population:
About 300 people within 100km
Source: ALASKA EC ak15081582
Inserted at: 16 Jan 2017 21:51 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
ALASKA EC 0 0
ak15081582 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1154212 0 16 Jan 2017 21:40 4.5M, 22.3km N/A Few people (in 100km) 00:11 ALASKA EC
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) . The nearest places are Sunnyside, Pelican, Elfin Cove, Kimshan Cove, and Chichagof.

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Alaska United States 570000 people
British Columbia Canada 3.4 million people
Yukon Territory Canada 29000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sunnyside Alaska United States Village - 33 km
Pelican Alaska United States Village <1000 people 34 km
Elfin Cove Alaska United States Village <1000 people 40 km
Kimshan Cove Alaska United States Village - 49 km
Chichagof Alaska United States Village - 50 km

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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
Cape Spencer C.G. CSP 26 0 33 km
Pelican PEC unknown 0 33 km
Elfin Cove ELV unknown 0 39 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cape Spencer Wake Island 32 km
Pelican USPEC Wake Island 34 km
Elfin Cove Wake Island 39 km
Chicagof Island Wake Island 42 km
Kimshan Cove Wake Island 48 km

More information

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