M 4.58 in United States on 13 Nov 2017 19:31 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: 4.6M
Depth: 6.31 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.6305 , -121.2443333
Event Date: 13 Nov 2017 19:31 UTC
13 Nov 2017 11:31 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI V
2230000 people within 100km
Source: NCAL SS nc72923380
Inserted at: 14 Nov 2017 00:53 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NCAL SS 0 0
nc72923380 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1187480 0 13 Nov 2017 19:31 4.73M, 6.16km 5.72 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:05 NCAL SS
1187483 0 13 Nov 2017 19:31 4.66M, 6.16km 5.72 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:08 NCAL SS
1187511 0 13 Nov 2017 19:31 4.58M, 6.31km 5.66 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 05:21 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 ,of California (population 59) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
<1000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1187480 0/0 N/A N/A N/A 13 Nov 2017 19:38 00:06 (new episode)
2 0 1187483 0/0 N/A N/A N/A 13 Nov 2017 19:40 00:08 (new episode)
3 0 1187483 0/0 N/A N/A N/A 13 Nov 2017 19:41 00:09 (upd of #2)
4 0 1187483 0/0 N/A N/A N/A 13 Nov 2017 19:45 00:13 (upd of #3)
5 0 1187483 0/0 N/A N/A N/A 13 Nov 2017 20:33 01:02 (upd of #4)
6 0 1187483 0/0 N/A N/A N/A 14 Nov 2017 00:23 04:52 (upd of #5)
7 0 1187511 0/0 N/A N/A N/A 14 Nov 2017 00:53 05:21 (new episode)
8 0 1187511 0/0 N/A N/A N/A 14 Nov 2017 00:55 05:23 (upd of #7)
9 0 1187511 0/0 N/A N/A N/A 14 Nov 2017 01:43 06:11 (upd of #8)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
California United States <1000 people
California United States 84000 people
California United States 450000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Paicines California United States Village - 11 km
Tres Pinos California United States Village - 19 km
San Benito California United States Village - 20 km
Gonzales California United States Village 7500 people 22 km
Ridgemark California United States Village 2700 people 23 km
Soledad California United States Village 11000 people 24 km
Chualar California United States Village 1400 people 25 km
Hollister California United States Village 34000 people 28 km
Greenfield California United States Village 13000 people 34 km
Salinas California United States City 150000 people 36 km
Panoche California United States Village - 37 km
Boronda California United States Village 1300 people 39 km
Prunedale California United States Village 16000 people 42 km
Sargent California United States Village - 42 km
Carmel Valley California United States Village 4700 people 47 km
King City California United States Village 11000 people 47 km
Castroville California United States Village 6700 people 48 km
Marina California United States Village 25000 people 49 km
Gilroy California United States Village 41000 people 51 km
Seaside California United States Village 32000 people 51 km
Pajaro California United States Village 3400 people 53 km
Watsonville California United States Village 44000 people 54 km
Los Banos California United States Village 26000 people 59 km
Carmel California United States Village - 60 km
Carmel-by-the-Sea California United States Village 4100 people 62 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
Pinnacles Ranch 366 0 17 km
Chalone Vineyard 512 0 18 km
Correctional Training Facility 55 0 21 km
Christensen Ranch 116 0 28 km
Hollister Municipal 71 0 33 km
Clark Ranch 84 0 30 km
Salinas Municipal SNS 26 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 33 km
Metz 73 0 34 km
Natividad Medical Center 21 0 37 km
Frazier Lake Airpark 46 0 41 km
Mesa del Rey KIC 113 Civ. Paved No 4400 46 km
Carmel Valley Vintage Airfield 137 0 47 km
Fritzsche AAF OAR 41 Civ. Paved No 2900 47 km
South Valley Hospital 65 0 54 km
Monterey Peninsula MRY 77 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 54 km
Los Banos Municipal LSN 36 Civ. Paved Yes 3000 59 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Moss Landing USMJN Wake Island 52 km
Moss USMJN Wake Island 52 km
Manchester USMNY Wake Island 56 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Hernandez San Benito River 1962 45 km
Los Banos Creek Detention Dam Los Banos Creek 1965 49 km

More information

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