Overall Green Earthquake alert in United States on 22 Sep 2017 19:50 UTC

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M 5.7 in United States on 22 Sep 2017 19:50 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:	5.7M
Depth:	11.01 Km
Lat/Lon:	40.4144 , -126.8342
Event Date:	22 Sep 2017 19:50 UTC 22 Sep 2017 11:50 Local
Exposed Population:	No people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us2000atbf
Inserted at:	23 Sep 2017 15:22 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
us2000atbf	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.

Episode Timeline

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1181564	22 Sep 2017 19:50	5.8M, 12km	N/A	No people affected (in 100km)	00:03	NTWC
1181565	22 Sep 2017 19:50	4.65M, 4.63km	N/A	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:04	NCAL SS
1181567	22 Sep 2017 19:50	5.56M, 4.63km	1.32	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:08	NCAL SS
1181568	22 Sep 2017 19:50	5.7M, 9.09km	3.3	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	00:17	NEIC
1181569	22 Sep 2017 19:50	5.7M, 15.07km	3.03	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	01:13	NEIC
1181658	22 Sep 2017 19:50	5.7M, 11.01km	2.95	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	19:31	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 California (population 32,368) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	no people
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1181565	0/0	N/A	N/A	N/A	22 Sep 2017 19:56	00:05	(new episode)
2	1181567	0/0	N/A	N/A	N/A	22 Sep 2017 19:59	00:08	(new episode)
3	1181567	0/0	N/A	N/A	N/A	22 Sep 2017 20:01	00:10	(upd of #2)
4	1181568	40.442/-126.667	5.7	9.09	3.3	22 Sep 2017 20:10	00:20	(new episode)
5	1181568	40.442/-126.667	5.7	9.09	3.3	22 Sep 2017 20:52	01:02	(upd of #4)
6	1181569	40.442/-126.667	5.7	9.09	3.3	22 Sep 2017 21:04	01:14	(new episode)
7	1181569	40.416/-126.828	5.7	15.07	3.03	22 Sep 2017 21:06	01:16	(upd of #6)
8	1181569	40.416/-126.828	5.7	15.07	3.03	22 Sep 2017 21:53	02:03	(upd of #7)
9	1181658	40.416/-126.828	5.7	15.07	3.03	23 Sep 2017 15:22	19:31	(new episode)
10	1181658	40.414/-126.834	5.7	11.01	2.95	23 Sep 2017 15:24	19:34	(upd of #9)

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Country	Population
	California	United States	32000 people
	Oregon	United States	2300 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Petrolia	California	United States	Village	-	217 km
Loleta	California	United States	Village	-	223 km
Fortuna	California	United States	Village	10000 people	229 km
Rohnerville	California	United States	Village	-	230 km
Honeydew	California	United States	Village	-	232 km
Scotia	California	United States	Village	-	232 km
Rio Dell	California	United States	Village	3200 people	233 km
Shively	California	United States	Village	-	245 km
Weott	California	United States	Village	-	248 km
Whitethorn	California	United States	Village	-	250 km
Briceland	California	United States	Village	-	252 km
Miranda	California	United States	Village	-	257 km
Garberville	California	United States	Village	-	261 km
Piercy	California	United States	Village	-	263 km
Requa	California	United States	Village	-	265 km
Rockport	California	United States	Village	-	268 km
Leggett	California	United States	Village	-	273 km
Brookings	Oregon	United States	Village	5400 people	281 km
Fort Bragg	California	United States	Village	7000 people	281 km
Caspar	California	United States	Village	-	283 km
Carpenterville	Oregon	United States	Village	-	290 km
Little River	California	United States	Village	-	290 km
Pistol River	Oregon	United States	Village	-	292 km

see full list

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
Rohnerville		119	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4000	230 km
Shelter Cove		21				0	239 km
Kneeland		834				0	248 km
Garberville		166				0	260 km
Brookings State	BOK	140				0	282 km
Little River		174				0	293 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	Cape Mendocino		Wake Island	207 km
	Brookings		Wake Island	283 km

More information

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