M 5.53 in United States on 04 Jun 2020 01:32 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: 5.5M
Depth: 6.85 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.6168327 , -117.4283371
Event Date: 04 Jun 2020 01:32 UTC
03 Jun 2020 18:32 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VII
110000 people within 100km
Source: CALTECH ci39462536
Inserted at: 05 Jun 2020 01:37 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
CALTECH 0 0
ci39462536 Scaled population (raster) -0.4  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.65  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1314014 0 04 Jun 2020 01:32 5.08M, 6.85km N/A 120 thousand (in 100km) 00:03 CALTECH
1314015 0 04 Jun 2020 01:32 5.53M, 6.85km 7.96 less than 100 (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:05 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 ,of California. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
<1000 people
1000 people
16000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1314015 35.617/-117.428 5.5 6.85 8.01 04 Jun 2020 01:43 00:10 (new episode)
2 0 1314015 35.617/-117.428 5.5 6.85 8.02 04 Jun 2020 01:50 00:18 (upd of #1)
3 0 1314015 35.614/-117.428 5.5 7.09 7.95 04 Jun 2020 02:14 00:42 (upd of #2)
4 0 1314015 35.614/-117.428 5.5 7.09 7.95 04 Jun 2020 02:36 01:04 (upd of #3)
5 0 1314015 35.615/-117.428 5.5 8.44 7.96 04 Jun 2020 04:25 02:53 (upd of #4)
6 0 1314015 35.615/-117.428 5.5 8.44 7.96 04 Jun 2020 13:37 12:05 (upd of #5)
7 0 1314015 35.615/-117.428 5.5 8.44 7.96 05 Jun 2020 01:37 1d 00:05 (upd of #6)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
California United States no people
California United States no people
California United States 1300 people
California United States 16000 people
California United States 18000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Westend California United States Village - 11 km
Trona California United States Village - 17 km
Searles Valley California United States Village 1900 people 17 km
China Lake California United States Village - 20 km
Ridgecrest California United States Village 25000 people 22 km
Searles California United States Village - 24 km
Garlock California United States Village - 40 km
Cantil California United States Village - 60 km
Haiwee California United States Village - 77 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
Ridgecrest Community Hospital 698 0 22 km
Trona TRH 523 0 24 km
China Lake Nwc 696 Mil. Paved Yes 9900 25 km
Inyokern IYK 749 Civ. Paved No 7100 37 km
Shoshone 478 0 112 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Haiwee Rose Valley 1913 75 km

More information

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