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Hazards
Current Hazards
Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Region |
Lat/Long |
| 19-May-2013 03:41:26 |
5.0 |
-11.7 |
near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
56.22° N / 163.25° E |
| 18-May-2013 23:29:31 |
4.7 |
-85.3 |
near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
52.88° N / 158.88° E |
| 18-May-2013 22:39:46 |
4.9 |
-73.8 |
near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
52.67° N / 158.94° E |
| 18-May-2013 17:43:15 |
4.7 |
-30.9 |
Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region |
56.08° N / 164.64° E |
| 18-May-2013 07:26:23 |
4.4 |
-40.0 |
off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
52.2° N / 160.3° E |
| 18-May-2013 03:44:03 |
4.4 |
-64.1 |
off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
52.38° N / 159.85° E |
| 16-May-2013 10:50:10 |
4.6 |
-57.4 |
off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
52.29° N / 160.19° E |
| 16-May-2013 09:23:40 |
4.7 |
-60.8 |
off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
52.32° N / 160.05° E |
| 14-May-2013 10:19:06 |
5.0 |
-10.0 |
near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
56.2° N / 162.7° E |
Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
| Name |
Advisory Date(UTC) |
Wind Speed |
Wind Gusts |
Heading |
Track Speed |
Status |
Pressure |
Lat / Long |
| None found for the area chosen. |
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Active Volcanoes
| Name |
Region |
Activity |
Primary Observatory |
More Information |
Last Updated |
Lat/Long |
| Kizimen |
Russia |
Ongoing Activity |
Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team |
GVP Site Link |
Wed May 15 09:02:57 HST 2013 |
55.13° N / 160.32° E |
| Shiveluch |
Russia |
Ongoing Activity |
Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team |
GVP Site Link |
Wed May 15 09:02:57 HST 2013 |
56.65° N / 161.36° E |
| Tolbachik |
Russia |
Ongoing Activity |
Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team |
GVP Site Link |
Wed May 15 09:02:57 HST 2013 |
55.83° N / 160.33° E |
| Koryaksky |
Russia |
Unknown |
Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Nov 11 06:40:04 HST 2009 |
53.32° N / 158.69° E |
| Gorely |
Russia |
Unknown |
Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Nov 02 08:57:51 HST 2011 |
52.56° N / 158.03° E |
| Bezymianny |
Russia |
Unknown |
Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Feb 13 08:46:47 HST 2013 |
55.98° N / 160.59° E |
| Karymsky |
Russia |
Unknown |
Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team |
GVP Site Link |
Wed May 08 08:19:05 HST 2013 |
54.05° N / 159.45° E |
| Kliuchevskoi |
Russia |
Unknown |
Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Mar 20 07:45:18 HST 2013 |
56.06° N / 160.64° E |
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
| Date of First Obs(UTC) |
Date of Last Obs(UTC) |
Description |
Mean Lat. |
Mean Long. |
| 11-Mar-2013 |
17-Mar-2013 |
Small fire/High intensity |
55.75 N |
160.31 E |
Historical Hazards
Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)
Last 50 Years
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
| Apr 20 2006 00:23 |
7.6 |
22 |
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0 |
RUSSIA: KORYAKSKIY |
60.95° N / 167.09° E |
| Dec 05 1997 00:11 |
7.8 |
33 |
7 |
0 |
RUSSIA: KAMCHATKA: UST-KAMCHATSK, PETROPAVLOVSK |
54.84° N / 162.03° E |
| Nov 13 1993 00:01 |
7.0 |
34 |
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0 |
RUSSIA: KAMCHATKA |
51.93° N / 158.65° E |
| Jun 08 1993 00:13 |
7.5 |
71 |
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0 |
RUSSIA: KAMCHATKA |
51.22° N / 157.83° E |
| Dec 28 1984 00:10 |
7.0 |
33 |
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0 |
RUSSIA: KAMCHATKA |
56.2° N / 163.4° E |
5 Largest Earthquakes
| Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
| Nov 04 1952 00:16 |
9.0 |
45 |
11 |
0 |
RUSSIA: KAMCHATKA PENINSULA |
52.75° N / 159.5° E |
| May 17 1841 00:21 |
8.4 |
30 |
11 |
0 |
RUSSIA: OFF KAMCHATKA |
52.0° N / 158.0° E |
| Aug 22 1792 00:18 |
8.4 |
40 |
11 |
0 |
RUSSIA: NEAR KAMCHATKA |
54.0° N / 162.0° E |
| Jun 25 1904 00:14 |
8.3 |
30 |
10 |
0 |
RUSSIA: OFF KAMCHATKA |
52.0° N / 159.0° E |
| Feb 03 1923 00:16 |
8.3 |
19 |
11 |
0 |
RUSSIA: KAMCHATKA |
54.0° N / 161.0° E |
Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.
Last 100 Years Eruptions
5 Most Recent Eruptions
| Name |
Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Location |
Lat / Long |
| BEZYMIANNY |
Dec 14 2000 00:00 |
3.0 |
KAMCHATKA |
55.97° N / 160.6° E |
| KARYMSKY |
Dec 12 2000 00:00 |
1.0 |
KAMCHATKA |
54.08° N / 159.43° E |
| KLIUCHEVSKOI |
Dec 26 1999 00:00 |
1.0 |
KAMCHATKA |
56.06° N / 160.64° E |
| BEZYMIANNY |
Dec 25 1999 00:00 |
2.0 |
KAMCHATKA |
55.97° N / 160.6° E |
| KARYMSKY |
Dec 21 1998 00:00 |
1.0 |
KAMCHATKA |
54.08° N / 159.43° E |
Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.
5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
| Date(UTC) |
Country |
Location |
Runup(meters) |
Deaths |
Lat / Long |
| Feb 27 2010 00:00 |
RUSSIA |
NIKOLSKOE, BERING IS. |
0.2 |
0 |
55.19° N / 165.99° E |
| Dec 14 1997 00:00 |
RUSSIA |
KRONOTSKY, KAMCHATKA |
8.0 |
0 |
54.6° N / 162.12° E |
| Dec 05 1997 00:00 |
RUSSIA |
CHAZMA R., KAMCHATKA |
8.0 |
0 |
55.13° N / 161.85° E |
| Jun 08 1993 00:00 |
RUSSIA |
PETROPAVLOVSK, KAMCHATKA |
0.1 |
0 |
53.1° N / 158.65° E |
| Dec 28 1984 11:11 |
RUSSIA |
NIKOLSKOE, BERING IS. |
0.2 |
0 |
55.19° N / 165.99° E |
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
| Date(UTC) |
Country |
Location |
Runup(meters) |
Deaths |
Lat / Long |
| Oct 17 1737 00:00 |
RUSSIA |
BERING ISLAND, COMMANDER ISLANDS |
64.0 |
0 |
55.0° N / 166.2° E |
| Apr 13 1923 00:00 |
RUSSIA |
UST'KAMCHATSK, KAMCHATKA |
20.0 |
18 |
56.24° N / 162.52° E |
| Nov 22 1969 23:25 |
RUSSIA |
OK'KHOVAYA RIVER |
15.0 |
0 |
57.0° N / 162.8° E |
| Nov 04 1952 00:00 |
RUSSIA |
KHODUTKA, KAMCHATKA |
15.0 |
0 |
51.8° N / 158.0° E |
| May 17 1841 00:00 |
RUSSIA |
AVACHINSKAIA BAY, KAMCHATKA |
15.0 |
0 |
52.97° N / 158.5° E |
Large Wildfires
(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
| Start Date(UTC) |
End Date(UTC) |
Intensity |
Size (sq. km.) |
Mean Lat. |
Mean Long. |
| No data found for the area chosen. |
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Earthquake Intensity Zones
Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
| Maximum Zone |
| Magnitude IX and above |
Storm Intensity Zones
Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
| Maximum Zone (km/hr) |
| None found for the area chosen. |
Demography
Population 2001
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 363,977 |
19,645 |
Population 2002
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 360,302 |
21,033 |
Population 2006
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 330,178 |
18,696 |
Population 2007
| Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
| 328,460 |
17,879 |
Countries
Major Cities
| Country |
Name |
Population |
Status |
Lat / Long |
| Russia |
Petropavloski-Kamchatskiy |
250,000 to 500,000 |
Provincial capital |
53.2° N / 158.72° E |
| Russia |
Palana |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
59.08° N / 159.98° E |
Infrastructure
Airports
Nuclear Power Plants
| Name |
Country |
Number of Reactors |
Lat / Long |
| None found for the area chosen. |
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Environment
Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
| Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
| Urban |
685 |
0.07 |
| Rural |
303,608 |
31 |
| Not classified |
686,104 |
69 |
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
| Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
| Open Shrublands |
249,553 |
82 |
| Deciduous Needleleaf Forest |
10,911 |
4 |
| Savannas |
12,745 |
4 |
| Grasslands |
9,530 |
3 |
| Woody Savannas |
6,560 |
2 |
| Deciduous Broadleaf Forest |
5,594 |
1.8 |
| Barren or Sparsely Vegetated |
4,171 |
1.4 |
| Mixed Forests |
1,237 |
0.4 |
| Permanent Wetlands |
1,111 |
0.4 |
| Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
894 |
0.3 |
| Unclassified |
992 |
0.3 |
| Closed Shrublands |
580 |
0.2 |
| Croplands |
77 |
0.03 |
| Snow and Ice |
51 |
0.02 |
| Urban and Built-Up |
45 |
0.01 |
| Evergreen Broadleaf Forest |
11 |
0 |
| Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic |
1 |
0 |
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
| Minimum |
Maximum |
Average |
| -3 |
4,578 |
408 |
Average Temperature (degrees C)
| |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
| low |
-2.7 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
| high |
4.7 |
11.8 |
14.7 |
Average Precipitation
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May |
Jun |
Jul |
| mm/day |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
| Station Name |
Observation Time (UTC) |
Temp (F) |
Wind Speed (MPH) |
Wind Direction |
Sky Condition |
Lat / Long |
| None found for the area chosen. |
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