M 6.1 in China on 03 Aug 2014 08:30 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: 6.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.24 , 103.43
Event Date: 03 Aug 2014 08:30 UTC
03 Aug 2014 16:30 Local
Exposed Population: 180000 people in MMI
6660000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000rzmg
Inserted at: 03 Aug 2014 08:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.9 0.9
usb000rzmg 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
1056637 0.9 03 Aug 2014 08:30 6.1M, 10km N/A 180 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:23 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 Shuimo.

Radius Population
100 km 6.7 million people
75 km 4.1 million people
50 km 2.3 million people
20 km 450000 people
10 km 81000 people
5 km 20000 people
2 km 3700 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Yunnan China 41 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Shuimo Yunnan 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
Zhaotong 1950 33 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Yudong Juluo He 1997 22 km

More information

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