Overall Green Earthquake alert in United States on 14 Dec 2016 16:41 UTC

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M 5 in United States on 14 Dec 2016 16:41 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:	5.0M
Depth:	0.94 Km
Lat/Lon:	38.8199997 , -122.8408356
Event Date:	14 Dec 2016 16:41 UTC 14 Dec 2016 08:41 Local
Exposed Population:	911180 people within 100km
Source:	NCAL SS nc72737985
Inserted at:	14 Dec 2016 16:49 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NCAL SS	0		0
nc72737985	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
1150561		0	14 Dec 2016 16:41	4.68M, 0.94km	N/A	910 thousand (in 100km)		00:05	NCAL SS
1150563		0	14 Dec 2016 16:41	5M, 0.94km	4.83	910 thousand (in 100km)		00:08	NCAL SS

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 Mercuryville, Black Oaks, Caldwell Pines, Glenbrook, Pine Grove, Chianti, Geyserville, Castle Rock Springs, Whispering Pines, Cobb, and Schellville.

Radius	Population
100 km	990000 people
75 km	620000 people
50 km	390000 people
20 km	23000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 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
Mercuryville	California	United States	Village	-	2 km
Black Oaks	California	United States	Village	-	5 km
Caldwell Pines	California	United States	Village	-	7 km
Glenbrook	California	United States	Village	-	10 km
Pine Grove	California	United States	Village	-	10 km
Chianti	California	United States	Village	-	11 km
Geyserville	California	United States	Village	-	11 km
Castle Rock Springs	California	United States	Village	-	11 km
Whispering Pines	California	United States	Village	-	11 km
Cobb	California	United States	Village	1600 people	12 km
Hobergs	California	United States	Village	-	12 km
Nervo	California	United States	Village	-	12 km
Asti	California	United States	Village	-	12 km
Adams	California	United States	Village	-	12 km
Anderson Springs	California	United States	Village	-	13 km
Loch Lomond	California	United States	Village	-	13 km
Jimtown	California	United States	Village	-	14 km
Glenview	California	United States	Village	-	14 km
Ettawa Springs	California	United States	Village	-	14 km
Mount Hannah Lodge	California	United States	Village	-	14 km
Lytton	California	United States	Village	-	15 km
Cloverdale	California	United States	Village	6800 people	16 km
Seigler Springs	California	United States	Village	-	16 km
Harbin Springs	California	United States	Village	-	16 km
Howard Springs	California	United States	Village	-	16 km
Simi	California	United States	Village	-	17 km
Highland Springs	California	United States	Village	-	17 km
Chiquita	California	United States	Village	-	18 km
Alderglen Springs	California	United States	Village	-	19 km
Healdsburg	California	United States	Village	11000 people	19 km
Camp Rose	California	United States	Village	-	19 km
Skaggs Springs	California	United States	Village	-	19 km
Middletown	California	United States	Village	1000 people	20 km
Kelseyville	California	United States	Village	2900 people	20 km
Bailhache	California	United States	Village	-	21 km
Twin Lakes	California	United States	Village	-	22 km
Grant	California	United States	Village	-	22 km
Kellogg	California	United States	Village	-	23 km
Riviera Estates	California	United States	Village	-	23 km
Soda Bay	California	United States	Village	-	24 km
Finley	California	United States	Village	-	24 km
Pieta	California	United States	Village	-	24 km
Lower Lake	California	United States	Village	1800 people	24 km
Clearlake Highlands	California	United States	Village	-	25 km
Clearlake	California	United States	Village	13000 people	25 km
Oasis	California	United States	Village	-	26 km
Buckingham Park	California	United States	Village	-	26 km
Windsor	California	United States	Village	23000 people	27 km
Glenhaven	California	United States	Village	-	28 km
Hidden Valley Lake	California	United States	Village	3800 people	28 km
Mark West Springs	California	United States	Village	-	29 km
Nacomis Indian Rancheria	California	United States	Village	-	29 km
Dorr Place	California	United States	Village	-	29 km
Lakeport	California	United States	Village	4800 people	29 km
Clearlake Oaks	California	United States	Village	2400 people	30 km
Woodleaf	California	United States	Village	-	30 km
Pepperwood Grove	California	United States	Village	-	30 km
Shiloh	California	United States	Village	-	30 km
Duncan Springs	California	United States	Village	-	30 km
Old Hopland	California	United States	Village	-	31 km
Ingram	California	United States	Village	-	31 km
Hopland	California	United States	Village	-	31 km
Mark West	California	United States	Village	-	32 km
Rio Nido	California	United States	Village	-	32 km
Hacienda	California	United States	Village	-	32 km
Calistoga	California	United States	Village	5200 people	33 km
Hilton	California	United States	Village	-	33 km
Fulton	California	United States	Village	-	33 km
Mirabel Heights	California	United States	Village	-	34 km
Goat Rock	California	United States	Village	-	34 km
Summerhome	California	United States	Village	-	34 km
Larkfield-Wikiup	California	United States	Village	7500 people	34 km
Trenton	California	United States	Village	-	34 km
Lucerne	California	United States	Village	2900 people	34 km
Woolsey	California	United States	Village	-	34 km
Guerneville	California	United States	Village	2400 people	34 km
Aetna Springs	California	United States	Village	-	34 km
Yorkville	California	United States	Village	-	35 km
Hale Place	California	United States	Village	-	36 km
Largo	California	United States	Village	-	36 km
Cazadero	California	United States	Village	-	36 km
Guernewood Park	California	United States	Village	-	36 km
Forestville	California	United States	Village	2400 people	36 km
Vacation Beach	California	United States	Village	-	37 km
Nice	California	United States	Village	2500 people	37 km
Northwood Heights	California	United States	Village	-	37 km
Larkmead	California	United States	Village	-	38 km
Monroe	California	United States	Village	-	38 km
Camp Thayer	California	United States	Village	-	38 km
Villa Grande	California	United States	Village	-	39 km
Graton	California	United States	Village	1800 people	39 km
Sheridan	California	United States	Village	-	39 km
Monte Rio	California	United States	Village	1100 people	40 km
Bak	California	United States	Village	-	40 km
Tyrone	California	United States	Village	-	40 km
Molino	California	United States	Village	-	40 km
Santa Rosa	California	United States	City	150000 people	41 km
Barlow	California	United States	Village	-	41 km
Pope Valley	California	United States	Village	-	41 km
Riccas Corner	California	United States	Village	-	41 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
Smudgeo Nr 1		1144				0	8 km
Cloverdale Municipal		83				0	13 km
Healdsburg Municipal		85				0	16 km
Paul Hoberg		634				0	17 km
Lampson		421				0	23 km
Konocti - Clear Lake		404				0	23 km
Ferndale Resort		404				0	24 km
Redbud Community Hospital		429				0	25 km
7-m Ranch		351				0	25 km
Sonoma County	STS	38	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5100	31 km
Sutter Lakeside Hospital		427				0	35 km
St. Helena Fire Dept.		94				0	39 km
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital		63				0	40 km
Mysterious Valley		430				0	41 km
Virgil O Parrett Field		563				0	42 km
Santa Rosa Air Center		30				0	42 km
Pope Valley		188				0	44 km
Graywood Ranch		137				0	46 km
Ukiah Municipal	UKI	188	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4400	49 km
River Meadow Farm		45				0	52 km
The Sea Ranch		110				0	52 km
Boonville		113				0	53 km
Lake Berryessa		134				0	55 km
Antelope Valley Ranch		162				0	58 km
Ocean Ridge		287				0	60 km
G3 Ranch		110				0	62 km
Petaluma Municipal		27				0	63 km
Lofty Redwoods		401				0	66 km
Moskowite		274				0	66 km
Sonoma Skypark		6				0	69 km
Mc Cabe Ranch		20				0	69 km
Mazza		6				0	70 km
Sonoma Valley		3				0	72 km
Gravelly Valley		579				0	74 km
Gnoss Field	NOT	0	Civ.	Paved	Yes	3300	76 km
Blake Sky Park		94				0	78 km
Moller		26				0	79 km
Napa County	APC	10	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5900	80 km
Davis		14				0	82 km
Hamilton AAF		1				0	86 km
Ells Field Willits Municipal		626				0	87 km
Diamond M Ranch		395				0	89 km
San Rafael		2				0	90 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Bodega Bay		Wake Island	54 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Lake Sonoma	Warm Springs Dam	Dry Creek	1982	17 km
	Indian Valley	North Fork of Cache Creek	1975	42 km
Hennessey	Conn Creek	Conn Creek	1946	52 km
Lake Mendocino	Coyote Valley Dam	East Fork of Russian River	1959	54 km
	East Park	Little Stony Creek	1910	70 km
Lake Pillsbury	Scott	Eel River	1921	70 km
Lake Berryessa	Monticello	Putah Creek	1957	71 km
	Soulajule	Arroyo Sausal	1979	71 km
	Lake Curry	Gordon Valley Creek	1926	79 km
Nicasio	Seeger	Nicasio Creek	1961	79 km
Kent Lake	Peters	Lagunitas Creek	1954	89 km
Stony Gorge	Stony Gorge	Stony Creek	1928	92 km
	Alpine	Lagunitas Creek	1917	96 km

More information

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