M 4.6 in United States on 13 Mar 2014 02:11 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: 4.6M
Depth: 4 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.098 , -117.968
Event Date: 13 Mar 2014 02:11 UTC
12 Mar 2014 19:11 Local
Exposed Population:
146424 people within 100km
Source: USGS at00n2creg
Inserted at: 13 Mar 2014 02:14 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
USGS 0 0
at00n2creg Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1043620 0 13 Mar 2014 02:11 4.6M, 0.1km N/A 190 thousand (in 100km) 00:02 USGS
1043621 0 13 Mar 2014 02:11 4.6M, 0.1km N/A 190 thousand (in 100km) 00:03 NEIC
1043622 0 13 Mar 2014 02:11 4.6M, 4km N/A 150 thousand (in 100km) 00:03 USGS
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 , State of California (population 30,971,320) . The nearest places are Fresno, and Haiwee.

Radius Population
100 km 190000 people
75 km 60000 people
50 km 1900 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
California United States 31 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Haiwee California United States Village - 8 km
Fresno California United States Major city 430000 people 170 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
Porter Ranch 2073 11 km
Sacatar Meadows 1959 14 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Haiwee Rose Valley 1913 10 km

More information

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