M 4.8 in United States on 27 Aug 2016 20:47 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: 9.99 Km
Lat/Lon: 43.2299 , -110.3129
Event Date: 27 Aug 2016 20:47 UTC
27 Aug 2016 14:47 Local
Exposed Population: About 53000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20006umx
Inserted at: 27 Aug 2016 21:12 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20006umx 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
1138068 0 27 Aug 2016 20:47 4.8M, 9.99km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 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 Wyoming (population 472,049) . The nearest places are Bondurant, Jack Pine, Bronx, Merna, Hoback, Cora, Daniel, Rafter J Ranch, Jackson, and Halfway.

Radius Population
100 km 54000 people
75 km 31000 people
50 km 1800 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Wyoming United States 470000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bondurant Wyoming United States Village <1000 people 9 km
Jack Pine Wyoming United States Village - 14 km
Bronx Wyoming United States Village - 31 km
Merna Wyoming United States Village - 32 km
Hoback Wyoming United States Village 1500 people 39 km
Cora Wyoming United States Village <1000 people 42 km
Daniel Wyoming United States Village <1000 people 44 km
Rafter J Ranch Wyoming United States Village 1100 people 45 km
Jackson Wyoming United States Village 8600 people 46 km
Halfway Wyoming United States Village - 47 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
Kinky Creek Divide 2683 0 23 km
Snake River Canyon 1794 0 38 km
Melody Ranch 1852 0 42 km
Jackson 1895 0 46 km
Jackson Hole JAC 1964 Civ. Paved Yes 6200 54 km
Alpine 1717 0 59 km
Star Valley Ranch 1893 0 61 km
Dubois Municipal 2217 0 62 km
Heiner 1963 0 63 km
Ralph Wenz Field 2160 Civ. Paved Yes 7100 63 km
Big Piney Marbleton BPI 2126 Civ. Paved Yes 6800 74 km
Afton Municipal AFO 1894 Civ. Paved No 5200 77 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
New Fork Lake New Fork Lake West Fork of New Fork River 1925 32 km
Willow Lake Lake Creek 1955 42 km
Fremont Lake Fremont Lake Pine Creek 1993 53 km
Boulder Lake Boulder Creek 1964 66 km
Palisades Palisades Snake River 1956 73 km
Jackson Lake Jackson Lake Snake River 1911 73 km

More information

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