M 5.1 in China on 29 Mar 2014 16:24 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: 5.1M
Depth: 15.76 Km
Lat/Lon: 30.874 , 110.777
Event Date: 29 Mar 2014 16:24 UTC
30 Mar 2014 00:24 Local
Exposed Population:
6760590 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Mar 2014 18:05 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
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
1045133 0.3 29 Mar 2014 16:24 5.1M, 15.76km N/A 6.8 million (in 100km) 01:40 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 Hubei (population 59,804,980) . The nearest places are Xiangfan, Qunli, and T'ai-p'ing-ch'i.

Radius Population
100 km 6.8 million people
75 km 4 million people
50 km 1.5 million people
20 km 330000 people
10 km 87000 people
5 km 19000 people
2 km 3700 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hubei China 59.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Qunli Hubei China Village - 5 km
T'ai-p'ing-ch'i Hubei China Village - 5 km
Xiangfan Hubei China Major city 460000 people 183 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
Yichangtumewu 91 67 km
Sanxia YIH 205 76 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Yichang China 51 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Three Gorges Dam Chang Jiang 2003 22 km

More information

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