Overall Green Earthquake alert in United States on 12 Nov 2014 21:40 UTC

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M 4.8 in United States on 12 Nov 2014 21:40 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:	4.8M
Depth:	2.9 Km
Lat/Lon:	37.27 , -97.62
Event Date:	12 Nov 2014 21:40 UTC 12 Nov 2014 15:40 Local
Exposed Population:	802896 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	13 Nov 2014 17:00 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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1064485		0.1	12 Nov 2014 21:40	4.8M, 5.4km	N/A	800 thousand (in 100km)		00:20	NEIC
1064550		0.1	12 Nov 2014 21:40	4.8M, 2.9km	N/A	800 thousand (in 100km)		19:20	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 Kansas (population 2,578,419) . The nearest places are Mayfield, Milan, Ewell, Anson, Roland, Perth, Conway Springs, Argonia, Corbin, Wellington, and Bois d' Arc.

Radius	Population
100 km	800000 people
75 km	630000 people
50 km	160000 people
20 km	3500 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kansas	United States	2.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Mayfield	Kansas	United States	Village	<1000 people	4 km
Milan	Kansas	United States	Village	<1000 people	7 km
Ewell	Kansas	United States	Village	-	11 km
Anson	Kansas	United States	Village	-	12 km
Roland	Kansas	United States	Village	-	13 km
Perth	Kansas	United States	Village	-	14 km
Conway Springs	Kansas	United States	Village	1300 people	14 km
Argonia	Kansas	United States	Village	<1000 people	15 km
Corbin	Kansas	United States	Village	-	17 km
Wellington	Kansas	United States	City	8600 people	18 km
Millerton	Kansas	United States	Village	-	19 km
Riverdale	Kansas	United States	Village	-	22 km
Rome	Kansas	United States	Village	-	23 km
Milton	Kansas	United States	Village	-	23 km
Viola	Kansas	United States	Village	<1000 people	24 km
Freeport	Kansas	United States	Village	<1000 people	24 km
Cicero	Kansas	United States	Village	-	24 km
Doster	Kansas	United States	Village	-	25 km
Caldwell	Kansas	United States	Village	1300 people	26 km
Danville	Kansas	United States	Village	<1000 people	26 km
Zyba	Kansas	United States	Village	-	26 km
Anness	Kansas	United States	Village	-	26 km
Clearwater	Kansas	United States	Village	2200 people	28 km
Metcalf	Kansas	United States	Village	-	28 km
Drury	Kansas	United States	Village	-	28 km
Dalton	Kansas	United States	Village	-	29 km
South Haven	Kansas	United States	Village	<1000 people	30 km
Norwich	Kansas	United States	Village	<1000 people	30 km
Peck	Kansas	United States	Village	-	31 km
Runnymede	Kansas	United States	Village	-	31 km
Belle Plaine	Kansas	United States	Village	1700 people	31 km
Bluff City	Kansas	United States	Village	<1000 people	33 km
Clonmel	Kansas	United States	Village	-	33 km
Portland	Kansas	United States	Village	-	33 km
Hunnewell	Kansas	United States	Village	<1000 people	34 km
Bayneville	Kansas	United States	Village	-	34 km
Wego-Waco	Kansas	United States	Village	-	36 km
Whitman	Kansas	United States	Village	-	37 km
Hawk	Kansas	United States	Village	-	37 km
Harper	Kansas	United States	Village	1600 people	38 km
Paton	Kansas	United States	Village	-	38 km
Waco	Kansas	United States	Village	-	38 km
Oxford	Kansas	United States	Village	1200 people	38 km
Ashton	Kansas	United States	Village	-	38 km
Renfrow	Oklahoma	United States	Village	<1000 people	38 km
Orsemus	Kansas	United States	Village	-	39 km
Adamsville	Kansas	United States	Village	-	39 km
Adams	Kansas	United States	Village	-	39 km
Mulvane	Kansas	United States	Village	5200 people	39 km
Murray Gill	Kansas	United States	Village	-	40 km
Haysville	Kansas	United States	Village	8500 people	40 km
Bushnell	Kansas	United States	Village	-	40 km
Anthony	Kansas	United States	Village	2400 people	40 km
Schulte	Kansas	United States	Village	-	41 km
Sand Burr Hill	Kansas	United States	Village	-	42 km
Midland Park	Kansas	United States	Village	-	42 km
Cheney	Kansas	United States	Village	1800 people	43 km
Rainbow Bend	Kansas	United States	Village	-	43 km
Oatville	Kansas	United States	Village	-	43 km
Derby	Kansas	United States	Village	18000 people	43 km
Goddard	Kansas	United States	Village	2000 people	43 km
Kellogg	Kansas	United States	Village	-	43 km
Geuda Springs	Kansas	United States	Village	<1000 people	44 km
Udall	Kansas	United States	Village	<1000 people	44 km
Garden Plain	Kansas	United States	Village	<1000 people	44 km
Glenville	Kansas	United States	Village	-	44 km
Cessna	Kansas	United States	Village	-	44 km
Duquoir	Kansas	United States	Village	-	44 km
Belmont	Kansas	United States	Village	-	44 km
Braman	Oklahoma	United States	Village	<1000 people	45 km
Oaklawn	Kansas	United States	Village	-	45 km
Lansdowne	Kansas	United States	Village	-	45 km
Saint Paul	Kansas	United States	Village	-	46 km
Tyler	Kansas	United States	Village	-	46 km
Connell	Kansas	United States	Village	-	47 km
Crystal Springs	Kansas	United States	Village	-	47 km
Rago	Kansas	United States	Village	-	48 km
Murdock	Kansas	United States	Village	-	48 km
Saint Marys	Kansas	United States	Village	2300 people	49 km
Dilworth	Oklahoma	United States	Village	-	49 km
Manchester	Oklahoma	United States	Village	<1000 people	49 km
Gibbon	Oklahoma	United States	Village	-	50 km
County Acres	Kansas	United States	Village	-	50 km
Tresham	Kansas	United States	Village	-	50 km
Sumpter	Oklahoma	United States	Village	-	51 km
Clyde	Oklahoma	United States	Village	-	51 km
Shook	Kansas	United States	Village	-	51 km
Basil	Kansas	United States	Village	-	51 km
Wakita	Oklahoma	United States	Village	<1000 people	52 km
Cow Town	Kansas	United States	Village	-	52 km
Numa	Oklahoma	United States	Village	-	52 km
Saint Marks	Kansas	United States	Village	-	52 km
Deer Creek	Oklahoma	United States	Village	<1000 people	52 km
Moxham	Kansas	United States	Village	-	52 km
Alameda	Kansas	United States	Village	-	52 km
Hackney	Kansas	United States	Village	-	52 km
Midway	Kansas	United States	Village	-	53 km
Akron	Kansas	United States	Village	-	53 km
Wichita	Kansas	United States	Major city	340000 people	53 km
Medford	Oklahoma	United States	Village	1200 people	53 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
Argonia Municipal		389				0	14 km
Wamsley Field		407				0	18 km
St Lukes Hospital		377				0	18 km
Wellington Municipal		388	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3500	20 km
Caldwell Municipal		353				0	26 km
Norwich		455				0	29 km
Kaypod		420				0	32 km
Kendrigan		378				0	32 km
Bob Park		426				0	33 km
Rands		369				0	34 km
Rucker		396				0	35 km
Lake Waltanna		439				0	36 km
Belle Plaine Farms		363				0	37 km
Wilcox Fld		385				0	38 km
Selby Farm		381				0	39 km
Anthony Hospital		408				0	39 km
Harper Municipal		435				0	39 km
Westport Auxiliary		387				0	43 km
Yoder Airpark		450				0	43 km
Anthony Municipal	ANY	408	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3500	44 km
Wichita Mid Continent	ICT	406	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10300	45 km
Cherokee Strip		387				0	45 km
Oxford Municipal		362				0	45 km
Olson Aerodrome		404				0	45 km
Hamilton Field	SRF	402				0	46 km
Albers		421				0	46 km
Westport		393				0	46 km
Eck Field		405				0	48 km
Wichita McConnell		418				0	49 km
Police		393				0	49 km
Tyler		366				0	49 km
Cook Airfield Inc		410				0	51 km
Strother Field	WLD	353	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5500	51 km
Riverside Hospital Airlift		406				0	51 km
Miller Brothers		381				0	52 km
McConnell AFB	IAB	420	Mil.	Paved	Yes	12000	52 km
Mono Aircraft		442				0	53 km
Vankirk		411				0	54 km
Wesley Medical Center		439				0	54 km
Mc Crays		384				0	55 km
Medford Municipal		333				0	55 km
Riverside		407				0	56 km
Maize		407				0	57 km
Beech Factory	BEC	423	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	57 km
Pilot Pointe Estates		378				0	57 km
Butler Airpark		399				0	57 km
Earl Henry		321				0	58 km
Dick		472				0	59 km
Flying H Ranch		427				0	59 km
Alley Field		384				0	60 km
Hetsel Ranch		488				0	61 km
Weedpatch International		339				0	61 km
Blackwell Tonkawa Municipal	BWL	314				0	62 km
Grass Roots		339				0	63 km
Colonel James Jabara		433	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6100	63 km
Savute		427				0	63 km
Kingman Municipal		490				0	64 km
Augusta Municipal		405				0	64 km
Daniel's Landing		404				0	64 km
Abel Ranch		402				0	65 km
Homestead Farms		314				0	65 km
Lmn 120		405				0	66 km
William Newton Memorial Hospital		352				0	67 km
Roberts Field		422				0	67 km
Sills Air Park		395				0	68 km
High Point		425				0	68 km
Blocker Field		464				0	68 km
Sky Park		352				0	68 km
Brady-Pippin		396				0	70 km
Pond Creek Municipal		323				0	70 km
Benton		416				0	71 km
Curtis		421				0	71 km
Lil Bird		444				0	72 km
Sooter		433				0	75 km
Ponca City Municipal	PNC	307	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6200	75 km
Kegelman Af Aux Field	CKA	366	Mil.	Paved	No	7900	75 km
Sunflower Gliderport		482				0	78 km
Airpark Estates		408				0	78 km
Heape Field		403				0	78 km
Fisher		436				0	80 km
Thomas Landing		338				0	81 km
Taylor		408				0	81 km
F.W. Zaloudek		341				0	82 km
J-B Airstrip		348				0	84 km
Halstead		430				0	85 km
Mills Field		463				0	86 km
Cherokee Municipal		359				0	86 km
Secrest Ranch		320				0	86 km
Hutchinson Municipal	HUT	470	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7000	91 km
Newton City County	EWK	466	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7000	92 km
Weaver Ranch		445				0	94 km
Enid State School		377				0	97 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Cheney	Cheney	North Fork of Ninnescah River	1963	54 km
	Timber Creek Dam 29	Timber Creek	1970	63 km
Great Salt Plains Lake	Great Salt Plains Lake	Salt Fork of Arkansas River	1941	75 km
	Ponca	Turkey Creek	1935	80 km
Kaw Lake	Kaw Lake	Arkansas River	1976	87 km

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