Overall Green Volcanic eruption alert for Shishaldin in United States on 09 Jan 2020 00:00 UTC

Event summary

Volcanic eruption Shishaldin is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Name:	Shishaldin
Lat/Lon:	54.756 , -163.97
Event Date:	20 Jan 2020 00:00 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:	Few people affected
Exposed Population 100km:	Few people affected
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:	3
Population exposure index:	2
Inserted at:	09 Jan 2020 08:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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Historical Timeline

Volcano Timeline

ID	GDACS alert color	Date	Eruption Details	Source
1		09 Jan 2020 00:00		MONTREAL
2		20 Jan 2020 00:00		WASHINGTON

Exposed population

The eruption happened in United States , State of Alaska (population 572,432) . The nearest places are False Pass, Ikatan, and Morzhovoi.

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

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Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Alaska	United States	570000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
False Pass	Alaska	United States	Village	<1000 people	37 km
Ikatan	Alaska	United States	Village	-	43 km
Morzhovoi	Alaska	United States	Village	-	45 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
False Pass	KFP	6				0	38 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Unimak		Wake Island	46 km

Dams

Nuclear plants

Tsunami impact

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Tsunami affected locations

Initial conditions

More information

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