M 4.5 in United States on 07 Aug 2014 16:24 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: 4.5M
Depth: 15.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 20.06 , -155.79
Event Date: 07 Aug 2014 16:24 UTC
07 Aug 2014 06:24 Local
Exposed Population:
167830 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 07 Aug 2014 16:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1056975 0 07 Aug 2014 16:24 4.5M, 15.6km N/A 170 thousand (in 100km) 00:27 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 Hawaii (population 1,153,336) . The nearest places are and Kawaihae.

Radius Population
100 km 170000 people
75 km 72000 people
50 km 45000 people
20 km 21000 people
10 km 1800 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hawaii United States 1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kawaihae Hawaii United States Village - 5 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
Kamuela MUE 814 Civ. Paved No 5100 16 km
Waikoloa 33 19 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kawaihae USKWH Wake Island 6 km
Mahukona Wake Island 17 km

More information

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