M 4.9 in China on 07 May 2014 14:11 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: 4.9M
Depth: 31.03 Km
Lat/Lon: 25.527 , 102.0691
Event Date: 07 May 2014 14:11 UTC
07 May 2014 22:11 Local
Exposed Population:
5326396 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 07 May 2014 15:20 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1049121 0.2 07 May 2014 14:11 4.9M, 31.03km N/A 5.3 million (in 100km) 01:08 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 Kunming, and Maojie.

Radius Population
100 km 5.3 million people
75 km 2.4 million people
50 km 1.2 million people
20 km 100000 people
10 km 6400 people
5 km 1300 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Yunnan China 41 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Maojie Yunnan China Village - 7 km
Kunming Yunnan China Major city 1.5 million people 83 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
Yuanmou YUA 1219 30 km
Kunming / Wuchia Pa KMG 1883 Civ. Paved Yes 11100 90 km
Ganhaizi 1920 98 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Xincun Menguo He 1995 11 km

More information

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