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M 3.6 - 4.5 mi N of town of Big Bear Lake, CA

Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 01:05:59 UTC
Location: 34.3°N 116.9°W  Depth: 6km
Alert version 4

Summary

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Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking

Est. Modified
Mercalli Intensity
Est. Population
Exposure (k = x1000)
Perceived ShakingPotential Structure Damage
ResistantVulnerable
X0ExtremeV. HeavyV. Heavy
IX0ViolentHeavyV. Heavy
VIII0SevereModerate/HeavyHeavy
VII0Very StrongModerateModerate/Heavy
VI0StrongLightModerate
V0ModerateV. LightLight
IV0LightNoneNone
II-III331kWeakNoneNone
I9,192k*Not FeltNoneNone
*Estimated exposure only includes population within the map area.

Population Exposure
 Population per ˜1 square km from Landscan 2005
Population Exposure
Selected City Exposure

MMICityPopulation
IIIBig Bear Lake6k
IIIBig Bear City6k
IIRunning Springs5k
IIVictorville83k
IIMentone9k
IIYucaipa50k
IIRedlands70k
ISan Bernardino202k
IRiverside297k
IAnaheim328k
ISanta Ana343k
Shaking Intensity
    MMI
Shakemap

Population exposure estimates are NOT a direct estimate of earthquake damage; comparable shaking will result in significantly lower losses in regions with well built structures than in regions with vulnerable structures. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are resistant to earthquake shaking, though some vulnerable structures exist.


 

PAGER results are generally available on the Internet within 30 minutes of the earthquake's occurrence. However, information on the extent of shaking will be uncertain in the minutes and hours following an earthquake and typically improves as additional sensor data and reported intensities are acquired and incorporated into models of the earthquake's source. Users of PAGER exposure estimates should account for uncertainty and always seek the most current PAGER release for any earthquake.

Maps

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Population Exposure

Map of MMI contours plotted over population per ˜1 square km (see gray scale bar on top of map). The regions of integer MMI values are separated by the thick contour lines and labeled with Roman numerals. The total population exposure to a given MMI value is obtained by summing the population between the thick contour lines. This total is shown in population exposure table.

Shakemap

Map of shaking intensity. This map shows the estimated MMI as a continuous color scale. The ground shaking estimates can be obtained from http://earthquake.usgs.gov/shakemap/ci/shake/10370561.

Exposure

Est. Modified
Mercalli Intensity
Est. Population
Exposure (k = x1000)
Perceived ShakingPotential Structure Damage
ResistantVulnerable
X0ExtremeV. HeavyV. Heavy
IX0ViolentHeavyV. Heavy
VIII0SevereModerate/HeavyHeavy
VII0Very StrongModerateModerate/Heavy
VI0StrongLightModerate
V0ModerateV. LightLight
IV0LightNoneNone
II-III331kWeakNoneNone
I9,192k*Not FeltNoneNone
*Estimated exposure only includes population within the map area.

Table showing population exposed to different estimated Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) levels and the possible damage at different intensity levels for resistant and vulnerable structures. MMI describes the severity of an earthquake in terms of its effect on humans and structures and is a rough measure of the amount of shaking at a given location. Unlike earthquake magnitude, intensity varies with distance from the fault, and is influenced by the depth of the earthquake and the types of soils in the shaken region. Population outside the map bounds are not included in the totals.

Cities

MMICityPopulation
IIIBig Bear Lake6k
IIIBig Bear City6k
IIRunning Springs5k
IIVictorville83k
IIMentone9k
IIYucaipa50k
IIRedlands70k
IILake Arrowhead10k
IIMountain View Acres2k
IIHighland51k
ILoma Linda20k
IApple Valley64k
IAdelanto18k
ISan Bernardino202k
IGrand Terrace12k
IHighgrove3k
ICalimesa7k
IColton52k
IHesperia73k
ICrestline11k
IMoreno Valley168k
IBanning30k
ICabazon2k
IMuscoy9k
ICherry Valley5k
IRiverside297k
IBloomington22k
IRubidoux32k
ILake Los Angeles13k
IAvocado Heights15k
IHawaiian Gardens15k
IVincent15k
ISan Marino13k
ILa Palma16k
IFoothill Ranch11k
ILos Alamitos11k
ICitrus11k
IPedley12k
ICommerce13k
ICanyon Lake11k
IValle Vista11k
IEast Hemet13k
IRosamond18k
ISouth San Jose Hills21k
IBarstow21k
ILaguna Woods19k
ISun City19k
ISouth El Monte22k
IDuarte22k
IWest Puente Valley24k
IValinda23k
ITwentynine Palms22k
IYucca Valley19k
IDesert Hot Springs18k
IRancho Mirage16k
IWildomar16k
ISanta Fe Springs16k
IArtesia16k
IBeaumont18k
ISierra Madre11k
IMira Loma18k
ICoto De Caza18k
IGlen Avon16k
IBermuda Dunes7k
ISan Antonio Heights3k
ISan Joaquin Hills3k
ISedco Hills3k
IRomoland3k
ILenwood3k
IMurrieta Hot Springs3k
IHomeland3k
INorth El Monte3k
IIndian Wells3k
ITrabuco Canyon3k
IDesert View Highlands2k
IIrwindale1k
ILittlerock1k
INorth Edwards1k
IBradbury1k
IQuail Valley1k
ILakeview1k
IWinchester2k
IMorongo Valley2k
IBoron2k
IWrightwood4k
IJoshua Tree4k
ICalifornia City8k
ISouth San Gabriel7k
IMecca7k
ISeal Beach24k
IWoodcrest8k
IPortola Hills9k
IHome Gardens10k
IEast La Mirada9k
ICharter Oak9k
ILos Serranos7k
IEast Pasadena6k
IMayflower Village5k
INuevo4k
ISunnyslope4k
IEl Cerrito4k
ILas Flores5k
IThousand Palms5k
ILa Habra Heights6k
IVilla Park6k
ILakeland Village5k
IRossmoor10k
ILa Verne33k
IBuena Park79k
INewport Beach78k
ILake Forest76k
IBellflower75k
IBaldwin Park80k
ILakewood82k
IMurrieta88k
IAlhambra88k
IWhittier85k
ITemecula85k
IChino75k
IUpland74k
IIndio65k
IYorba Linda64k
IMontebello64k
IMonterey Park63k
ILaguna Niguel66k
IPico Rivera66k
IHemet69k
ITustin68k
IChino Hills66k
IWestminster89k
IMission Viejo96k
IFontana169k
IRancho Cucamonga168k
IGarden Grove167k
IPomona156k
IOntario172k
IIrvine189k
ISanta Ana343k
IAnaheim328k
IHuntington Beach195k
ICorona152k
IPasadena144k
IDowney111k
IWest Covina109k
INorwalk109k
ICosta Mesa108k
IEl Monte125k
IOrange128k
IFullerton135k
IPalmdale135k
ILancaster129k
ILaguna Beach24k
ILa Habra59k
ITemple City37k
IStanton37k
ILa Quinta37k
ISan Dimas36k
IMonrovia38k
IBrea39k
ISan Gabriel41k
IAliso Viejo41k
ILake Elsinore40k
IMontclair35k
IClaremont35k
INorco27k
ISouth Pasadena24k
INorth Tustin24k
IBarstow Heights24k
ISan Jacinto29k
ICoachella30k
ISan Juan Capistrano35k
IWalnut31k
ILaguna Hills30k
ILa Puente42k
IPalm Springs42k
IHacienda Heights54k
ICerritos53k
ICathedral City52k
IRowland Heights52k
IRosemead56k
IFountain Valley56k
IDiamond Bar58k
IParamount57k
IArcadia56k
IGlendora51k
IRancho Santa Margarita51k
ICypress47k
IPerris46k
IBell Gardens46k
IAltadena43k
ISouth Whittier58k
IAzusa48k
IPlacentia49k
IPalm Desert48k
ICovina48k
ILa Mirada49k
IRialto101k

Table of MMI estimates and populations for settlements falling within the map boundaries. The settlement name, location, and population are obtained from the freely-available GeoNames geographical database.


 

Details

Magnitude3.6
Max MMIIII
Date-TimeSunday, January 11, 2009 at 01:05:59 UTC
Location34.309°N, 116.915°W
Depth6.0 km (3.7 miles)
Event IDCI10370561
Version4
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