M 4.87 in United States on 24 Feb 2016 00:02 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: 4.9M
Depth: 22.14 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.5423333 , -119.3728333
Event Date: 24 Feb 2016 00:02 UTC
23 Feb 2016 16:02 Local
Exposed Population:
1228064 people within 100km
Source: CALTECH
Inserted at: 24 Feb 2016 01:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
CALTECH 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
1120397 0.2 24 Feb 2016 00:02 4.93M, 0.35km 6.53 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:06 CALTECH
1120398 0.1 24 Feb 2016 00:02 4.84M, 0.35km 6.53 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:09 CALTECH
1120400 0.1 24 Feb 2016 00:02 4.9M, 21.45km 6.58 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:15 CALTECH
1120401 0.1 24 Feb 2016 00:02 4.84M, 22.14km 6.59 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:36 CALTECH
1120404 0.1 24 Feb 2016 00:02 4.87M, 22.14km 6.6 1.2 million (in 100km) 01:48 CALTECH
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, Thomas Lane, Bowerbank, North Shaffer, Smith Corner, Semitropic, Neufeld, Shafter, Palmo, Cherokee Strip, and Myricks Corner.

Radius Population
100 km 1.2 million people
75 km 830000 people
50 km 630000 people
20 km 54000 people
10 km 38000 people
5 km 1700 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
California United States 31 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Palmo California United States Village - 4 km
Wasco California United States Village 21000 people 7 km
Myricks Corner California United States Village - 7 km
North Shaffer California United States Village - 8 km
Thomas Lane California United States Village - 9 km
Shafter California United States Village 13000 people 9 km
Smith Corner California United States Village - 10 km
Neufeld California United States Village - 10 km
Cherokee Strip California United States Village - 11 km
Semitropic California United States Village - 15 km
Slater California United States Village - 15 km
Bowerbank California United States Village - 16 km
Rio Bravo California United States Village - 16 km
Fresno California United States Major city 430000 people 142 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
Wasco Kern County 95 9 km
Shafter Minter Field MIT 129 Civ. Paved Yes 4500 16 km
Burroughs 80 19 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Buena Vista OS 1890 34 km

More information

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