M 6.1 in United States on 26 Jan 2020 06:31 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: 6.1M
Depth: 27.06 Km
Lat/Lon: 51.3457 , -179.9173
Event Date: 26 Jan 2020 06:31 UTC
25 Jan 2020 18:31 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us60007g8m
Inserted at: 26 Jan 2020 06:55 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
us60007g8m Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  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
1292459 0 26 Jan 2020 06:31 5.6M, 1km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:05 NTWC
1292463 0 26 Jan 2020 06:31 6.1M, 27.06km 5.17 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:23 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

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1292463 51.346/-179.917 6.1 27.1 5.654 26 Jan 2020 06:55 00:23 (new episode)
2 0 1292463 51.346/-179.917 6.1 27.1 5.166 26 Jan 2020 07:07 00:35 (upd of #1)
3 0 1292463 51.346/-179.917 6.1 27.1 5.166 26 Jan 2020 08:36 02:04 (upd of #2)
4 0 1292463 51.346/-179.917 6.1 27.1 5.166 27 Jan 2020 06:36 1d 00:04 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Alaska United States no people


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 58 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Constantine Harbour Wake Island 55 km

More information

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