M 4.5 in China on 28 Jan 2014 12:02 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: 9.82 Km
Lat/Lon: 22.7011 , 101.3603
Event Date: 28 Jan 2014 12:02 UTC
28 Jan 2014 20:02 Local
Exposed Population:
1851300 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 28 Jan 2014 12:22 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
1040061 0 28 Jan 2014 12:02 4.5M, 9.82km N/A 1.9 million (in 100km) 00:20 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 Wang-chieh.

Radius Population
100 km 1.9 million people
75 km 1.1 million people
50 km 530000 people
20 km 59000 people
10 km 18000 people
5 km 7200 people
2 km 4700 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Yunnan China 41 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Wang-chieh Yunnan China Village - 4 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
Simao North 1303 42 km
Simao SYM unknown 42 km

More information

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