M 5.8 in Russia on 08 Mar 2023 06:03 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: 33.236 Km
Lat/Lon: 50.1774 , 157.415
Event Date: 08 Mar 2023 06:03 UTC
08 Mar 2023 16:03 Local
Exposed Population: 1 thousand in MMI IV
Source: NEIC us7000ji2e
Inserted at: 08 Mar 2023 06:25 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000ji2e Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1494165 0 08 Mar 2023 06:03 5.8M, 33.236km 3.63 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:21 NEIC
1494207 0 08 Mar 2023 06:03 5.6M, 36.178km 3.46 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 07:31 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 Russian Federation ,of Sakhalinskaya oblast' (population 731,237) . 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 1494165 157.415/50.177 5.8 33.2 3.626 08 Mar 2023 06:30 00:26 (new episode)
2 0 1494165 157.415/50.177 5.8 33.2 3.626 08 Mar 2023 08:07 02:04 (upd of #1)
3 0 1494207 157.44/50.132 5.6 36.2 3.458 08 Mar 2023 13:39 07:35 (new episode)
4 0 1494207 157.44/50.132 5.6 36.2 3.458 09 Mar 2023 06:40 1d 00:36 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation <1000 people
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation no people
Sakhalinskaya oblast' Russian Federation no people
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Babushkino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 89 km
Semënovka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 95 km
Lopatka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 97 km
Severnyy Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 98 km
Savushkino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 99 km
Saushkino Sakhalinskaya Russia Village - 99 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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