M 6.4 in United States on 15 May 2020 11:03 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: 6.4M
Depth: 4.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.1588 , -117.8765
Event Date: 15 May 2020 11:03 UTC
15 May 2020 04:03 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VII
About 21000 people within 100km
Source: U NEV nn00725272
Inserted at: 15 May 2020 12:05 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
2.2 (United States)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
U NEV 0 0
nn00725272 Scaled population (raster) 0.3  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.65  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1310441 0 15 May 2020 11:03 6.4M, 7.6km 5.05 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:05 U NEV
1310448 0 15 May 2020 11:03 5.8M, 1km 5.05 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:12 U NEV
1310450 0 15 May 2020 11:03 6.2M, 1km 5.48 20 thousand (in 100km) 00:28 U NEV
1310453 0 15 May 2020 11:03 6.4M, 4.1km 7.25 less than 100 (in MMI>=VII) 01:02 U NEV
1310476 0 15 May 2020 11:03 6.5M, 2.9km 8.32 less than 100 (in MMI>=VII) 3d 14:42 U NEV
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 Nevada (population 1,250,752) . The nearest places are Coaldale, Columbus, Gilbert, Blair Junction, Candelaria, Tonopah Junction, McLeans, Sodaville, Mina, The Crossing, and Benton Hot Springs.

Radius Population
100 km 21000 people
75 km 4600 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Nevada United States 1.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Coaldale Nevada United States Village - 15 km
Columbus Nevada United States Village - 15 km
Gilbert Nevada United States Village - 16 km
Blair Junction Nevada United States Village - 18 km
Candelaria Nevada United States Village - 19 km
Tonopah Junction Nevada United States Village - 22 km
McLeans Nevada United States Village - 23 km
Sodaville Nevada United States Village - 28 km
Mina Nevada United States Village - 33 km
The Crossing Nevada United States Village - 33 km
Camp Douglas Nevada United States Village - 35 km
Millers Nevada United States Village - 37 km
Weepah Nevada United States Village - 38 km
Basalt Nevada United States Village - 38 km
Montezuma Wells Nevada United States Village - 40 km
Coyote Hole Nevada United States Village - 41 km
Marietta Nevada United States Village - 42 km
Gold Hit Nevada United States Village - 43 km
Simon Nevada United States Village - 45 km
Blair Nevada United States Village - 45 km
Luning Nevada United States Village - 47 km
Mount Montgomery Nevada United States Village - 48 km
Silverpeak Nevada United States Village - 50 km
Omco Nevada United States Village - 50 km
Nivloc Nevada United States Village - 50 km
Dyer Nevada United States Village - 56 km
Pactolus Nevada United States Village - 57 km
Tonopah Nevada United States Village 2600 people 58 km
Qualeys Camp Nevada United States Village - 59 km
Alkali Nevada United States Village - 60 km
Montgomery City California United States Village - 61 km
Klondike Nevada United States Village - 62 km
Kinkaid Nevada United States Village - 62 km
Jaggersville Nevada United States Village - 63 km
Pizona California United States Village - 63 km
Goldyke Nevada United States Village - 64 km
Benton California United States Village - 65 km
Montezuma Nevada United States Village - 67 km
Gemfield Nevada United States Village - 69 km
Benton Hot Springs California United States Village - 70 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
Mina 1387 0 32 km
North Valley 1512 0 37 km
Circle L Ranch 1474 0 51 km
Dyer 1493 0 62 km
Tonopah TPH 1654 Civ. Paved Yes 7000 70 km
Goldfield 1731 0 74 km
Hawthorne Municipal HTH 1285 Civ. Paved No 4800 79 km
Gabbs GAB 1433 Civ. Unpaved No 5900 85 km
Hadley 1751 0 87 km
Wine Glass Ranch 1697 0 94 km
Lida Junction 1428 0 96 km
Bishop BIH 1256 Civ. Paved Yes 7400 97 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tonopah Tails Trib. Peavine Creek n/a 46 km
RMG West Tailings Dam OS 1997 88 km
Lake Crowley Long Valley Owens River 1941 97 km

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