Earthquake Green

Shaking Alert

M 6.2, 32km SSW of Smith Valley, NV PAGER

Origin Time: 2021-07-08 22:49:48 UTC (Thu 15:49:48 local)
Location: 38.5233◦ N 119.4967◦ W Depth: 9.8 km Version 1
Created: 9 minutes, 28 seconds after earthquake

Estimated Fatalities Green alert for shaking-related fatalities Estimated Economic Losses
and economic losses. There is a low likeli- 93%
hood of casualties and damage.
65%

30%
4% 6%

1 100 10,000 1 100 10,000

10 1,000 100,000 10 1,000 100,000
Fatalities USD (Millions)

Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking

ESTIMATED POPULATION –* 15,424k 2,341k 30k 1k 0 0 0 0
EXPOSURE (k=x1000)
ESTIMATED MODIFIED
MERCALLI INTENSITY I II-III IV V VI VII VIII IX X+
PERCEIVED SHAKING Not felt Weak Light Moderate Strong Very Strong Severe Violent Extreme
Resistant None None None V. Light Light Moderate Mod./Heavy Heavy V. Heavy
POTENTIAL Structures
DAMAGE Vulnerable None None None Light Moderate Mod./Heavy Heavy V. Heavy V. Heavy
Structures
*Estimated exposure only includes population within the map area.

Population Exposure population per 1 sq. km from Landscan

0 5 50 100 500 1000 5000 10000 Structures
121.2 W 119.0 W 116.8 W Overall, the population in this region resides in
II

structures that are resistant to earthquake shaking,

though vulnerable structures exist. The predominant
vulnerable building types are unreinforced brick ma-
III

40.6 N III sonry and reinforced masonry construction.

III II

Historical Earthquakes
I

Date Dist. Mag. Max Shaking

(UTC) (km) MMI(#) Deaths
2003-12-22 351 6.6 VI(8k) 2
1980-01-24 214 5.8 VII(35k) 1
1989-10-18 254 6.9 VIII(109k) 62
IV Recent earthquakes in this area have caused
III

secondary hazards such as landslides and lique-

38.8 N
V

faction that might have contributed to losses.

Selected City Exposure

from GeoNames.org
MMI City Population
V Smith Valley 2k
V Smith 1k
36.9 N V
V
Bridgeport
Gardnerville
1k
6k
V Yerington 3k
V Minden 3k
IV Carson City 55k
IV Sacramento 466k
km III Fresno 495k
III San Jose 946k
II

0 100 200 III San Francisco 805k

PAGER content is automatically generated, and only considers losses due to structural damage. bold cities appear on map. (k = x1000)
Limitations of input data, shaking estimates, and loss models may add uncertainty.
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc73584926#pager Event ID: nc73584926