M 4.72 in United States on 17 Mar 2014 13:25 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: 4.7M
Depth: 8.49 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.1329994 , -118.4865036
Event Date: 17 Mar 2014 13:25 UTC
17 Mar 2014 06:25 Local
Exposed Population:
14931173 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Mar 2014 13:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1044026 n.a 17 Mar 2014 13:25 4.7M, 8.5km N/A 14.9 million (in 100km) 00:01 USGS
1044027 0.2 17 Mar 2014 13:25 4.9M, 8km N/A 14.9 million (in 100km) 00:02 USGS
1044028 0.1 17 Mar 2014 13:25 4.7M, 8.5km N/A 14.9 million (in 100km) 00:02 NEIC
1044029 0.1 17 Mar 2014 13:25 4.72M, 8.49km N/A 14.9 million (in 100km) 00:05 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 , State of California (population 30,971,320) . The nearest places are Los Angeles, and Encino.

Radius Population
100 km 14.9 million people
75 km 12.8 million people
50 km 9 million people
20 km 2.8 million people
10 km 610000 people
5 km 89000 people
2 km 8300 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
California United States 31 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Encino California United States Village - 3 km
Los Angeles California United States Major city 3.7 million people 26 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
Engine Co Nr 109 419 0 km
Van Nuys County Court 259 7 km
Engine Co Nr 108 344 7 km
Van Nuys VNY 244 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 9 km
Occidental Petroleum 155 9 km
West Valley Area 224 9 km
Prudential Helistop 258 11 km
Beverly Center 85 12 km
Santa Monica Municipal SMO 53 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 13 km
Burbank Glendale Pasadena BUR 236 Civ. Paved Yes 6800 14 km
Devonshire Area 308 14 km
NBC-TV 154 15 km
R I Ai Canoga Park B/2 Helistop 274 15 km
Whiteman WHP 306 Civ. Paved Yes 4100 16 km
Wilshire Area 46 16 km
Holy Cross Medical Center 314 16 km
Hughes / Canoga Park 258 17 km
Camp 8 465 17 km
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company 45 17 km
Playa Vista 2 4 18 km
Dreamworks Helistop Glendale 156 19 km
ABC-TV 129 19 km
Station 125 259 20 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
El Segundo USELS Wake Island 27 km
Wilmington USWTN Wake Island 46 km
Long Beach Wake Island 49 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Encino Encino Creek 1924 3 km
Stone Canyon Stone Canyon Creek 1924 4 km
Lower Van Norman Lake Lower San Fernando San Fernando Creek 1918 18 km

More information

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