Overall Green Earthquake alert in United States on 02 Oct 2012 08:28 UTC

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M 4.5 in United States on 02 Oct 2012 08:28 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:	Km
Lat/Lon:	32.8052 , -116.156
Event Date:	02 Oct 2012 08:28 UTC 02 Oct 2012 01:28 Local
Exposed Population:	4530000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC ci15223417
Inserted at:	02 Oct 2012 08:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
ci15223417	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
120007		0.5	02 Oct 2012 08:28	4.5M, 7.2km	N/A	4.5 million (in 100km)		00:03	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 Dos Cabezas, Palm Grove, Mortero Palms, Mesquite Oasis, Mountain Spring, Ocotillo, Dubbers, Boulevard, Calexico Lodge, Coyote Wells, and San Diego.

Radius	Population
100 km	5.3 million people
75 km	1.3 million people
50 km	56000 people
20 km	1200 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
California	United States	31 million people
Baja California	Mexico	1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Dos Cabezas	California	United States	Village	-	7 km
Palm Grove	California	United States	Village	-	9 km
Mortero Palms	California	United States	Village	-	10 km
Mesquite Oasis	California	United States	Village	-	14 km
Mountain Spring	California	United States	Village	-	15 km
Ocotillo	California	United States	Village	<1000 people	17 km
Dubbers	California	United States	Village	-	18 km
Boulevard	California	United States	Village	-	19 km
Calexico Lodge	California	United States	Village	-	19 km
Coyote Wells	California	United States	Village	-	20 km
Live Oak Springs	California	United States	Village	-	21 km
Jacumba	California	United States	Village	-	21 km
Mount Laguna	California	United States	Village	-	26 km
Tierra del Sol	California	United States	Village	-	26 km
Plaster City	California	United States	Village	-	28 km
Clover Flat	California	United States	Village	-	29 km
La Rumorosa	Baja California	Mexico	Village	-	31 km
Buckman Springs	California	United States	Village	-	32 km
Boulder Oaks	California	United States	Village	-	32 km
Pine Valley	California	United States	Village	1500 people	33 km
Rancho	Baja California	Mexico	Village	-	33 km
Laguna Junction	California	United States	Village	-	33 km
Barrett	California	United States	Village	-	35 km
Morena Village	California	United States	Village	-	35 km
Dixieland	California	United States	Village	-	36 km
Manchón Blanco	Baja California	Mexico	Village	-	36 km
Campo	California	United States	Village	-	36 km
Guatay	California	United States	Village	-	37 km
Ocotillo Wells	California	United States	Village	-	38 km
Hacienda del Florasol	California	United States	Village	-	38 km
Agua Hechicera	Baja California	Mexico	Village	-	39 km
Edgar	California	United States	Village	-	40 km
Canyon City	California	United States	Village	-	42 km
Agua Grande	Baja California	Mexico	Village	-	43 km
Descanso	California	United States	Village	-	43 km
Seeley	California	United States	Village	1600 people	44 km
Los Terrentos	California	United States	Village	-	44 km
Scissors Crossing	California	United States	Village	-	44 km
Kane Spring	California	United States	Village	-	45 km
Stallion Oaks	California	United States	Village	-	46 km
Harrison Park	California	United States	Village	-	46 km
El Diablo	Baja California	Mexico	Village	-	47 km
Banner	California	United States	Village	-	47 km
Elmore Desert Ranch	California	United States	Village	-	47 km
Desert Lodge	California	United States	Village	-	48 km
Potrero	California	United States	Village	-	48 km
El Centinela	Baja California	Mexico	Village	-	48 km
Kentwood-In-The-Pines	California	United States	Village	-	49 km
Mt. Signal	California	United States	Village	-	50 km
Whispering Pines	California	United States	Village	-	51 km
Agua Matías	Baja California	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
Pine Hills	California	United States	Village	-	51 km
Julian	California	United States	Village	1600 people	51 km
Silver Dons Mobile Home Park	California	United States	Village	-	52 km
Tecate	Baja California	Mexico	Village	58000 people	52 km
Wilsie	California	United States	Village	-	52 km
The Willows	California	United States	Village	-	53 km
Pine Grove	California	United States	Village	-	54 km
Borrego Springs	California	United States	Village	2500 people	55 km
Hellhole Palms	California	United States	Village	-	55 km
Imperial	California	United States	Village	7600 people	56 km
Barrett	California	United States	Village	-	56 km
Wynola	California	United States	Village	-	56 km
Westmorland	California	United States	Village	2100 people	57 km
Aguaje Pinito	Baja California	Mexico	Village	-	57 km
El Centro	California	United States	Village	38000 people	57 km
Ranchita	California	United States	Village	-	57 km
Alpine	California	United States	Village	13000 people	57 km
Truckhaven	California	United States	Village	-	57 km
Citrus View	California	United States	Village	-	58 km
Santa Ysabel	California	United States	Village	-	59 km
Chapo	Baja California	Mexico	Village	-	59 km
Salton City	California	United States	Village	<1000 people	60 km
San Felipe	California	United States	Village	-	60 km
Engineer Springs	California	United States	Village	-	60 km
Heber	California	United States	Village	3000 people	60 km
Fondo	California	United States	Village	-	60 km
Rancho de Mis Recuerdos	Baja California	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
Witch Creek	California	United States	Village	-	61 km
Glen Oaks	California	United States	Village	-	61 km
Brawley	California	United States	Village	22000 people	61 km
Four Corners	California	United States	Village	-	61 km
Dulzura	California	United States	Village	-	61 km
Anza	California	United States	Village	-	62 km
Phelps Corner	California	United States	Village	-	62 km
Ballena	California	United States	Village	-	62 km
San Diego Country Estates	California	United States	Village	9300 people	63 km
San Ysidro	California	United States	Village	-	63 km
Harbison Canyon	California	United States	Village	3600 people	63 km
Rancho Alamo Bonito	Baja California	Mexico	Village	-	63 km
Hovley	California	United States	Village	-	63 km
Calexico	California	United States	Village	27000 people	64 km
Redondo	Baja California	Mexico	Village	-	65 km
San Ignacio	California	United States	Village	-	65 km
Dehesa	California	United States	Village	-	65 km
Rancho San Faustino	Baja California	Mexico	Village	-	65 km
Flinn Springs	California	United States	Village	-	65 km
Verdant	California	United States	Village	-	66 km
Rockwood	California	United States	Village	-	66 km
Coolidge Springs	California	United States	Village	-	66 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
Emory Ranch		146				0	14 km
Agua Caliente Springs		372				0	21 km
Jacumba		860				0	21 km
Rancho Vallecito		512				0	30 km
Ocotillo		49				0	38 km
Hunt's Sky Ranch		704				0	41 km
Borrego Air Ranch		175				0	44 km
El Centro Naf	NJK	-13	Mil.	Paved	Yes	9500	45 km
Reider Ranch		809				0	49 km
Salton Sea	SAS	-26	Civ.	Unpaved	No	5000	52 km
Borrego Valley	BXS	158				0	53 km
On The Rocks		808				0	53 km
Imperial County	IPL	-17	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5300	54 km
Landells		287				0	57 km
Johnson Brothers		0				0	58 km
Douthitt Strip		14				0	59 km
Pioneers Memorial Hospital		-30				0	59 km
Calexico International	CXL	1	Civ.	Paved	No	4500	62 km
Flying T Ranch		762				0	63 km
Brawley Municipal	BWC	-39	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4400	63 km
Hoffman (Private)		945				0	67 km
Calipatria Municipal	CLR	-55	Civ.	Paved	No	3400	69 km
Scripps Hospital East County		180				0	72 km
John Nichol's Field		149				0	72 km
Warner Springs Gliderport		879				0	72 km
Loma Madera Ranch		1029				0	73 km
Ramona		425	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4000	75 km
Gillespie Field	SEE	117	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5300	76 km
Desert Air Sky Ranch		unknown				0	79 km
Grossmont Hospital		193				0	80 km
Brown Field Municipal	SDM	160	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7900	82 km
Gen A L Rodriguez International	TIJ	152	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9700	82 km
Holtville		18				0	83 km
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center		136				0	84 km
Pomerado Hospital		198				0	87 km
Paradise Valley Hospital		35				0	88 km
Mexicali	MXL	22	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8500	88 km
KGTV-10 Parking Lot		61				0	89 km
Hoag		503				0	90 km
Lake Wohlford Resort		501				0	90 km
Parking Lot		unknown				0	90 km
Thermal	TRM	-36	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6800	91 km
Montgomery Field	MYF	129	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4600	92 km
Miramar NAS	NKX	146	Mil.	Paved	Yes	12000	93 km
U S Naval Hospital San Diego		61				0	93 km
Imperial Beach Olf Ream Field	NRS	7	Mil.	Paved	No	5000	94 km
Ward Ranch		762				0	94 km
Mercy Hospital & Medical Center		101				0	94 km
Turner Field/amphibious Base		unknown				0	95 km
Lyall-Roberts		282				0	97 km
San Diego International Lindbergh Fl	SAN	5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9400	97 km
Lake Riverside Estates		1039				0	99 km
Pat Coyle Memorial		183				0	100 km
North Island NAS Halsey Field	NZY	8	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8000	100 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
San Diego	USSAN	Wake Island	92 km
Tijuana	MXTIJ	Mexico	98 km
Rosarito Terminal	MXRST	Mexico	99 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Morena	Cottonwood Creek	1912	39 km
	Cuyamaca	Boulder Creek	1887	45 km
	Barrett	Cottonwood Creek	1922	50 km
	Lake Loveland	Sweetwater River	1945	59 km
	El Capitan	San Diego River	1934	62 km
	Carrizo	Carrizo	1981	62 km
	Sutherland	Santa Ysabel Creek	1954	68 km
Lake Jennings	Chet Harritt	Quail Can Creek	1962	69 km
	San Vicente	San Vicente Creek	1943	73 km
Lake Henshaw	Henshaw	San Luis Rey River	1923	74 km
Lower Otay Reservoir	Savage	Otay River	1919	75 km
	Sweetwater Main	Sweetwater River	1888	80 km
	Abelardo	Tijuana	1937	81 km
	Ramona	Green Val Road Creek	1988	82 km
	Lake Hodges	San Dieguito River	1918	95 km

More information

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