M 5.8 in United States on 24 Jun 2020 17:40 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: 5.8M
Depth: 4.66 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.4468333 , -117.9751667
Event Date: 24 Jun 2020 17:40 UTC
24 Jun 2020 10:40 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VII
Few people affected (in MMI>=VII)
Source: CALTECH ci39493944
Inserted at: 25 Jun 2020 17:05 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
ci39493944 Scaled population (raster) 1.23  
  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
1317480 0 24 Jun 2020 17:40 5.98M, 2.85km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 00:03 CALTECH
1317481 0 24 Jun 2020 17:40 5.81M, 2.85km 7.64 less than 100 (in MMI>=VII) 00:06 CALTECH
1317664 0 24 Jun 2020 17:40 5.8M, 4.66km 7.64 less than 100 (in MMI>=VII) 23:24 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 , State of California (population 30,971,320) . The nearest places are Bartlett, Barlett, Keeler, Swansea, Dolomite, Alico, Cartago, Alabama Hills, Olancha, Lone Pine, and Linnie.

Radius Population
100 km 56000 people
75 km 3500 people
50 km 3100 people
20 km 2300 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
California United States 31 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bartlett California United States Village - 6 km
Barlett California United States Village - 7 km
Keeler California United States Village <1000 people 10 km
Swansea California United States Village - 11 km
Dolomite California United States Village - 13 km
Alico California United States Village - 14 km
Cartago California United States Village <1000 people 15 km
Alabama Hills California United States Village - 17 km
Olancha California United States Village <1000 people 18 km
Lone Pine California United States Village 1700 people 19 km
Grant California United States Village - 21 km
Owenyo California United States Village - 26 km
Whitney Portal California United States Village - 28 km
Beveridge California United States Village - 29 km
Haiwee California United States Village - 33 km
Manzanar California United States Village - 34 km
Reward California United States Village - 34 km
Dunmovin California United States Village - 40 km
Darwin California United States Village <1000 people 40 km
Kearsarge California United States Village - 42 km
Coso California United States Village - 42 km
Independence California United States Village <1000 people 44 km
Coso Junction California United States Village - 45 km
Sykes California United States Village - 46 km
Panamint Springs California United States Village - 47 km
Seven Pines California United States Village - 47 km
Teakettle Junction California United States Village - 52 km
Mineral King California United States Village - 55 km
Little Lake California United States Village - 57 km
Blackrock California United States Village - 58 km
Junction Ranch California United States Village - 59 km
Silver City California United States Village - 60 km
Ponderosa California United States Village - 62 km
Cedar Slope California United States Village - 64 km
Quaker Meadow California United States Village - 64 km
Aberdeen California United States Village - 64 km
Millspaugh California United States Village - 64 km
Camp Nelson California United States Village - 67 km
Kanawyers California United States Village - 67 km
Mountain Home California United States Village - 69 km
Linnie California United States Village - 69 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
Lone Pine 1122 0 17 km
Independence 1189 0 46 km
Porter Ranch 2073 0 48 km
Sacatar Meadows 1959 0 52 km
Stovepipe Wells 8 0 75 km
Ash Mountain 555 0 77 km
Sequoia Ranch 351 0 81 km
China Lake Nwc 696 Mil. Paved Yes 9900 88 km
Inyokern IYK 749 Civ. Paved No 7100 88 km
Kern Valley 797 0 89 km
River Island 235 0 90 km
Trona TRH 523 0 91 km
Ridgecrest Community Hospital 698 0 94 km
Death Valley DTH -64 0 98 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Haiwee Rose Valley 1913 34 km
Tinemaha Owens River 1928 71 km
Lake Kaweah Terminus Dam Kaweah River 1962 92 km
Success Lake Success Dam Tule River 1961 95 km
South Lake Hillside South Fork of Bishop Creek 1910 96 km
Isabella Lake Isabella Dam Kern River 1953 100 km

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