Overall Green Earthquake alert in United States on 30 Mar 2024 16:28 UTC

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M 5.8 in United States on 30 Mar 2024 16:28 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:	5.8M
Depth:	116.5 Km
Lat/Lon:	52.1029 , 178.3725
Event Date:	30 Mar 2024 16:28 UTC 30 Mar 2024 07:28 Local
Exposed Population:
Source:	NEIC us7000m8yd
Inserted at:	30 Mar 2024 16:48 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000m8yd	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.

Episode Timeline

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1562024	30 Mar 2024 16:28	5.7M, 117km	4.19	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:09	NTWC
1562026	30 Mar 2024 16:28	5.5M, 119.8km	3.9	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:16	ALASKA EC
1562027	30 Mar 2024 16:28	5.8M, 116.5km	4.11	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:19	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 ,of Alaska. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1562024	178.152/51.39	5.7	119.6	3.973	30 Mar 2024 16:36	00:07	(new episode)
2	1562026	178.516/51.903	5.5	119.8	3.882	30 Mar 2024 16:47	00:18	(new episode)
3	1562027	178.516/51.903	5.5	119.8	3.882	30 Mar 2024 16:52	00:23	(new episode)
4	1562027	178.372/52.103	5.8	116.5	4.173	30 Mar 2024 16:53	00:24	(upd of #3)
5	1562027	178.372/52.103	5.8	116.5	4.109	30 Mar 2024 17:25	00:56	(upd of #4)
6	1562027	178.372/52.103	5.8	116.5	4.109	30 Mar 2024 18:34	02:05	(upd of #5)
7	1562027	178.372/52.103	5.8	116.5	4.109	31 Mar 2024 16:40	1d 00:11	(upd of #6)
8	1562027	178.407/52.096	5.8	114.9	4.108	02 Apr 2024 15:40	2d 23:11	(upd of #7)

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Country	Population
	Alaska	United States	no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity	Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance

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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
	Amchitka Island	AHT	69				0	79 km

Ports

Name	Country	Distance
Amchitka Island	Wake Island	57 km
Kiska Island	Wake Island	57 km
Constantine Harbour	Wake Island	80 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.

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