PAGER - M 5.4 - ILLINOIS

Alert level does not include impacts from earthquake-related hazards such as tsunamis, landslides, fires or liquefaction.

Earthquake Shaking Alert Level: YELLOW

Download Alert PDF What's this?Friday, April 18th, 2008 at 09:37:00 UTC (04:37:00 local)Location: 38.5° N, 87.9° WDepth: 11kmEvent Id: US2008QZA6Alert Version: 2Created: 132 weeks, 6 days after earthquake.

Alert Information

Yellow alert level for economic losses. Some damage is possible and the impact should be relatively localized. Estimated economic losses are less than 1% of GDP of the United States. Past events with this alert level have required a local or regional level response. Green alert level for shaking-related fatalities. There is a low likelihood of casualties.

Estimated Fatalities

ESTIMATED FATALITY ALERT: GREEN
ESTIMATED FATALITIES (LEVEL)	Probability (%)
0 (GREEN)	78
1 to 9 (YELLOW)	22
10 to 99 (YELLOW)	0
100 to 999 (ORANGE)	0
1 to 10 thousand (RED)	0
10 to 100 thousand (RED)	0
100 thousand + (RED)	0

Estimated Economic Losses

ESTIMATED ECONOMIC ALERT: YELLOW
ESTIMATED VALUE IN USD (LEVEL)	Probability (%)
0 to 1 million (GREEN)	12
1 to 10 million (YELLOW)	28
10 to 100 million (YELLOW)	35
100 million to 1 billion (ORANGE)	20
1 to 10 billion (RED)	5
10 to 100 billion (RED)	1
100 billion + (RED)	0

Detailed Information

Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking
Estimated Modified Mercalli Intensity		I	II-III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Est. Population Exposure		---*	---*	3,092k*	831k	50k	15k	395	0	0
Perceived Shaking		Not Felt	Weak	Light	Moderate	Strong	Very Strong	Severe	Violent	Extreme
Potential Structure Damage	Resistant	none	none	none	V. Light	Light	Moderate	Moderate/Heavy	Heavy	V. Heavy
Potential Structure Damage	Vulnerable	none	none	none	Light	Moderate	Moderate/Heavy	Heavy	V. Heavy	V. Heavy

*Estimated exposure only includes population within calculated shake map area

Population Exposure
Population per ~1 sq. km. from LandScan

Structure Information Summary

Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly resistant to earthquake shaking, though some vulnerable structures exist.

Historical Earthquakes (with MMI)

Date (UTC)	Dist (km)	Mag	Max MMI (#)
1976-03-25	380	5	VI (40k)
1980-07-27	345	5	VI (44k)
1987-06-10	41	5.1	VII (5)

Selected Cities Exposedfrom GeoNames Database of Cities with 1,000 or more residents.

MMI	City	Population
VII	Mount Carmel	8k
VII	Albion	2k
VI	Grayville	2k
VI	Owensville	1k
VI	Bridgeport	2k
VI	Sumner	1k
IV	Evansville	115k
IV	Springfield	116k
IV	Indianapolis	773k
IV	Decatur	78k
IV	Bloomington	71k

(k = x1,000)

Nearby Events in the EXPO-CAT Earthquake Catalog
#	Date/Time	Mag	Lat, Lon, Depth	Country	Max MMI (Exposed)	Deaths		Secondary Effects
#	Date/Time	Mag	Lat, Lon, Depth	Country	Max MMI (Exposed)	Shaking	Total	Secondary Effects
1	1974-04-03 23:05 UTC	4.7	38.59° N, 88.09° W 11km	US	VI (2 k)	0	0
2	1976-03-25 00:41 UTC	5	35.64° N, 90.33° W 15km	US	VI (40 k)	0	0
3	1980-07-27 18:52 UTC	5	38.21° N, 83.94° W 17km	US	VI (44 k)	0	0
4	1987-06-10 23:48 UTC	5.1	38.82° N, 87.89° W 1km	US	VII (5)	0	0
5	1989-04-27 16:47 UTC	4.7	36.01° N, 89.77° W 10km	US	V (32 k)	0	0
6	1990-09-26 13:18 UTC	5	37.17° N, 89.54° W 14km	US	V (60 k)	0	0
7	1991-05-04 01:18 UTC	5	36.56° N, 89.82° W 5km	US	V (30 k)	0	0

MMI	City	Population
VII	Mount Carmel	8k
VII	Albion	2k
VI	Grayville	2k
VI	Owensville	1k
VI	Bridgeport	2k
VI	Sumner	1k
VI	Lawrenceville	4k
VI	Princeton	9k
VI	Fort Branch	2k
VI	Haubstadt	2k
VI	Vincennes	18k
V	Olney	9k
V	Carmi	5k
V	Poseyville	1k
V	Norris City	1k
V	Breese	4k
V	Fairfield	5k
V	Oakland City	3k
V	Petersburg	2k
V	De Soto	2k
V	Louisville	1k
V	Flora	5k
V	Henderson	28k
V	Wayne City	1k
V	Dale	2k
V	Newton	3k
V	Bicknell	3k
V	Palestine	1k
V	Robinson	6k
V	Steeleville	2k
V	McLeansboro	3k
V	Earlington	2k
V	Montezuma	1k
V	Mount Vernon	7k
V	Jasper	14k
V	Oblong	2k
V	Ina	3k
V	Toledo	1k
V	Hardinsburg	2k
V	Uniontown	1k
V	Shelburn	1k
V	Carlyle	3k
V	Spencer	3k
V	Washington	11k
V	Marshall	4k
V	Oolitic	1k
V	Newburgh	3k
V	Rockport	2k
V	Harrisburg	10k
V	Vienna	1k
V	Ferdinand	2k
V	Boonville	7k
V	Owensboro	54k
V	Mount Olive	2k
V	Morganfield	3k
V	Benton	7k
V	Clay City	1k
V	Farmersburg	1k
V	Huntingburg	6k
V	Loogootee	3k
V	Coulterville	1k
V	Saint Elmo	1k
V	Chandler	3k
V	Middlebury	3k
V	Marion	3k
V	Masonville	1k
IV	Mount Vernon	17k
IV	Royalton	1k
IV	Martinsville	12k
IV	Terre Haute	57k
IV	Madisonville	19k
IV	Cambria	1k
IV	Central City	1k
IV	Ramsey	1k
IV	Sesser	2k
IV	Brazil	8k
IV	Evansville	115k
IV	Greencastle	10k
IV	Brandenburg	2k
IV	Breckinridge Center	2k
IV	Centralia	13k
IV	Marissa	2k
IV	Pinckneyville	5k
IV	Vandalia	7k
IV	Wamac	1k
IV	Danville	6k
IV	North Terre Haute	5k
IV	Princes Lakes	2k
IV	Santa Claus	2k
IV	Arcola	3k
IV	Germantown	1k
IV	Carrier Mills	2k
IV	Nashville	3k
IV	Windsor	1k
IV	Cloverport	1k
IV	Albers	1k
IV	Aviston	1k
IV	Cobden	1k
IV	Nokomis	2k
IV	Sandoval	1k
IV	Altamont	2k
IV	Anna	5k
IV	Beckemeyer	1k
IV	Morrisonville	1k
IV	Livermore	1k
IV	Charleston	19k
IV	West Frankfort	8k
IV	Odon	1k
IV	Tell City	8k
IV	Lewisport	2k
IV	Highland	9k
IV	Paris	9k
IV	Salem	8k
IV	Darmstadt	1k
IV	Highland	4k
IV	Melody Hill	3k
IV	Sullivan	5k
IV	Worthington	1k
IV	Clay	1k
IV	Carterville	5k
IV	Crainville	1k
IV	Energy	1k
IV	Greenup	1k
IV	New Baden	3k
IV	Sparta	4k
IV	Trenton	3k
IV	Cannelton	1k
IV	Linton	6k
IV	Seelyville	1k
IV	Marion	17k
IV	Murphysboro	8k
IV	Zeigler	2k
IV	Jasonville	2k
IV	Casey	3k
IV	Du Quoin	6k
IV	Southern View	2k
IV	Villa Grove	2k
IV	French Lick	2k
IV	Edinburg	1k
IV	Leitchfield	6k
IV	Shawneetown	1k
IV	Corydon	3k
IV	Pittsboro	3k
IV	Sebree	2k
IV	Martinsville	1k
IV	Teutopolis	2k
IV	Cayuga	1k
IV	Cumberland	5k
IV	Ladoga	1k
IV	Assumption	1k
IV	Greenville	7k
IV	Neoga	2k
IV	Cloverdale	2k
IV	Rockville	3k
IV	Radcliff	22k
IV	Vine Grove	4k
IV	Christopher	3k
IV	Shelbyville	5k
IV	Bargersville	2k
IV	Galena	2k
IV	Georgetown	2k
IV	Herrin	11k
IV	Litchfield	7k
IV	Odin	1k
IV	Clinton	5k
IV	Bethany	1k
IV	Effingham	13k
IV	Hillsboro	4k
IV	Johnston City	3k
IV	Macon	1k
IV	Bedford	13k
IV	West Terre Haute	2k
IV	Central City	6k
IV	New Pekin	1k
IV	Carbondale	25k
IV	Rockport	2k
IV	Eldorado	4k
IV	Ellettsville	5k
IV	New Whiteland	4k
IV	Orleans	2k
IV	Salem	6k
IV	Irvington	1k
IV	Chatham	10k
IV	Jerome	1k
IV	Mooresville	11k
IV	Oak Grove	8k
IV	Sturgis	2k
IV	Brookport	1k
IV	Chrisman	1k
IV	Mattoon	18k
IV	Brownstown	3k
IV	Waterloo	2k
IV	Paducah	26k
IV	Metropolis	6k
IV	Seymour	19k
IV	Hendron	4k
IV	Athens	2k
IV	Kincaid	1k
IV	Moweaqua	2k
IV	Sherman	4k
IV	Jonesboro	2k
IV	Pana	5k
IV	Calvert City	3k
IV	Auburn	4k
IV	Grandview	2k
IV	Leland Grove	2k
IV	Springfield	116k
IV	Sullivan	4k
IV	Taylorville	11k
IV	Fairview Park	2k
IV	Hartford	3k
IV	Massac	4k
IV	Arthur	2k
IV	Mounds	1k
IV	Beech Grove	14k
IV	Indianapolis	773k
IV	Zionsville	11k
IV	Providence	4k
IV	Reidland	4k
IV	Pawnee	3k
IV	Dawson Springs	3k
IV	Rochester	3k
IV	Bloomfield	3k
IV	Brooklyn	2k
IV	Brownsburg	19k
IV	Greenville	4k
IV	Morehead	8k
IV	Princeton	6k
IV	Rosiclare	1k
IV	Tamms	1k
IV	Ledbetter	2k
IV	Decatur	78k
IV	Paoli	4k
IV	Beaver Dam	3k
IV	Cave City	2k
IV	Bement	2k
IV	Girard	2k
IV	Virden	3k
IV	Avon	8k
IV	Greenwood	41k
IV	Mitchell	5k
IV	Plainfield	23k
IV	Southport	2k
IV	La Center	1k
IV	Forsyth	3k
IV	Carmel	47k
IV	Muldraugh	1k
IV	Bloomington	71k
IV	Edinburgh	4k
IV	Warrensburg	1k
IV	Cairo	3k
IV	Mount Zion	5k
IV	Riverton	3k
IV	Columbus	39k
IV	Fishers	55k
IV	Lowell	8k
IV	Williamsville	1k
IV	Lawrence	42k
IV	Warren Park	2k
IV	Jackson	13k
IV	Long Creek	1k
IV	Okawville	1k
IV	Divernon	1k
IV	New Palestine	1k
IV	Morgantown	3k
IV	Bowling Green	52k
IV	West Point	1k
IV	Scott City	5k
IV	Georgetown	4k
IV	Tuscola	5k
IV	Clermont	1k
IV	Speedway	13k
IV	Horse Cave	2k
IV	Nortonville	1k
IV	Charleston	7k
IV	Oran	1k
IV	Eddyville	2k
IV	Cerro Gordo	1k
IV	Cape Girardeau	36k
IV	Atwood	1k
IV	McCordsville	1k
IV	Meridian Hills	2k
IV	Harristown	1k
IV	Whiteland	4k
IV	Blue Mound	1k
IV	Chaffee	3k
IV	Glasgow	14k
IV	Franklin	22k
IV	Lovington	1k
IV	Munfordville	2k

(k = x1,000)

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