M 4.5 in China on 29 Nov 2013 12:13 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.18 , 99.25
Event Date: 29 Nov 2013 12:13 UTC
29 Nov 2013 20:13 Local
Exposed Population:
480961 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Nov 2013 12:38 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1024191 0 29 Nov 2013 12:13 4.5M, 10km N/A 480 thousand (in 100km) 00:25 NEIC
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 China , Province of Yunnan (population 40,970,460) . The nearest places are and Benzilan.

Radius Population
100 km 480000 people
75 km 330000 people
50 km 79000 people
20 km 7000 people
10 km 3200 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Yunnan China 41 million people
Sichuan China 118.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Benzilan Sichuan China Village - 9 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
Di Qing 3288 61 km

More information

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