M 5.6 in United States on 24 Jul 2018 14:44 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: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.8034 , -126.8608
Event Date: 24 Jul 2018 14:44 UTC
24 Jul 2018 06:44 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000gcpa
Inserted at: 24 Jul 2018 15:44 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000gcpa Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1221079 0 24 Jul 2018 14:44 5.6M, 1km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:07 NTWC    
1221088 0 24 Jul 2018 14:44 5.6M, 10km 3.23 No people affected (in 100km) 00:21 NEIC
1221093 0 24 Jul 2018 14:44 5.6M, 10km 3.11 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:59 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 ,of Oregon (population 1,826) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
22000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1221088 41.81/-126.915 5.6 10 3.23 24 Jul 2018 15:11 00:26 (new episode)
2 0 1221093 41.81/-126.915 5.6 10 3.23 24 Jul 2018 15:44 00:59 (new episode)
3 0 1221093 41.803/-126.861 5.6 10 3.22 24 Jul 2018 15:50 01:05 (upd of #2)
4 0 1221093 41.803/-126.861 5.6 10 3.11 24 Jul 2018 17:43 02:58 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Oregon United States 1800 people
California United States 19000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pistol River Oregon United States Village - 212 km
Crescent City North California United States Village 4000 people 220 km
Crescent City California United States Village 4000 people 221 km
Ophir Oregon United States Village - 223 km
Fort Dick California United States Village - 225 km
Smith River California United States Village - 226 km
Agness Oregon United States Village - 246 km
McKinleyville California United States Village 14000 people 248 km
Crannell California United States Village - 248 km
Broadbent Oregon United States Village - 261 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Jack Mcnamara Field CEC 17 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 218 km
Arcata ACV 66 Civ. Paved Yes 5900 248 km
Powers State 99 0 259 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Crescent City USCEC Wake Island 221 km

More information

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