M 5.9 in China on 30 May 2014 01:20 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: 5.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.9762 , 97.8648
Event Date: 30 May 2014 01:20 UTC
30 May 2014 09:20 Local
Exposed Population: 2550000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 30 May 2014 01:38 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.7 0.7
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
1051521 0.7 30 May 2014 01:20 5.9M, 10km N/A 2.6 million (in 100km) 00:17 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 Mengnong.

Radius Population
100 km 2.6 million people
75 km 1.4 million people
50 km 460000 people
20 km 38000 people
10 km 18000 people
5 km 3500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Yunnan China 41 million people
Kachin State Myanmar 1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mengnong Yunnan China Village - 10 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
Myitkyina MYT 144 Mil. Paved No 6000 69 km
Nampong YNP 143 Mil. Paved No 8500 71 km

More information

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