Overall Green Earthquake alert in China on 16 Aug 2014 22:07 UTC

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M 5.1 in China on 16 Aug 2014 22:07 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:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	28.18 , 103.57
Event Date:	16 Aug 2014 22:07 UTC 17 Aug 2014 06:07 Local
Exposed Population:	5915141 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	16 Aug 2014 22:30 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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1057872		0.3	16 Aug 2014 22:07	5.1M, 10km	N/A	5.9 million (in 100km)		00:22	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 Ching-kuei, Yongshan, Leibo, Fotan, Wuji, Shangtianba, Ta-tien, Mohong, Kahaluo, Huanglang, and Tantou.

Radius	Population
100 km	4.7 million people
75 km	2.2 million people
50 km	640000 people
20 km	99000 people
10 km	45000 people
5 km	6700 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Yunnan	China	41 million people
Sichuan	China	118.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ching-kuei	Yunnan	China	Village	-	3 km
Yongshan	Sichuan	China	City	-	7 km
Leibo	Sichuan	China	City	-	7 km
Fotan	Yunnan	China	Village	-	13 km
Wuji	Yunnan	China	Village	-	13 km
Shangtianba	Sichuan	China	Village	-	20 km
Ta-tien	Yunnan	China	Village	-	21 km
Mohong	Sichuan	China	Village	-	28 km
Kahaluo	Yunnan	China	Village	-	28 km
Huanglang	Sichuan	China	Village	-	31 km
Shanlenggang	Sichuan	China	Village	-	32 km
Dagudui	Sichuan	China	Village	-	33 km
Gaoqiao	Yunnan	China	Village	-	33 km
Hweiki	Yunnan	China	Village	-	33 km
Wagang	Sichuan	China	Village	-	34 km
Guixi	Yunnan	China	Village	-	34 km
Xiaheba	Sichuan	China	Village	-	37 km
Hsi-ning	Sichuan	China	Village	-	38 km
Meng-feng-yen	Yunnan	China	Village	-	39 km
Muganhe	Yunnan	China	Village	-	39 km
Hsiao-kuan-hsi	Yunnan	China	Village	-	45 km
Lianfeng	Yunnan	China	Village	-	45 km
Meigu	Sichuan	China	Village	-	45 km
Waligou	Sichuan	China	Village	-	46 km
Jili	Yunnan	China	Village	-	46 km
Shoushan	Yunnan	China	Village	-	47 km
Bingdi	Sichuan	China	Village	-	50 km
Dawan	Yunnan	China	Village	-	50 km
Luojue	Sichuan	China	Village	-	51 km
Bapu	Sichuan	China	Village	-	51 km
Wupo	Sichuan	China	Village	-	52 km
Banli	Yunnan	China	Village	-	52 km
Gaozhuoying	Sichuan	China	Village	-	53 km
Jiagu	Sichuan	China	Village	-	54 km
Tou-sha-kuan	Yunnan	China	Village	-	54 km
Doushaguan	Yunnan	China	Village	-	57 km
Suijiang	Yunnan	China	City	-	57 km
Qingheng	Sichuan	China	Village	-	57 km
Daxing	Yunnan	China	Village	-	58 km
Aitian	Yunnan	China	Village	-	59 km
Pu'erdu	Yunnan	China	Village	-	59 km
Weiqigou	Sichuan	China	Village	-	60 km
Daguan	Yunnan	China	City	-	62 km
Hongxi	Sichuan	China	Village	-	62 km
Xindianzi	Yunnan	China	Village	-	62 km
Jinyang	Sichuan	China	Village	-	63 km
Ching-chiang	Sichuan	China	Village	-	64 km
Chin-yang	Sichuan	China	Village	-	67 km
Zhuhe	Sichuan	China	Village	-	67 km
Hekou	Sichuan	China	Village	-	67 km
Xinmin	Sichuan	China	Village	-	68 km
Yenjin	Yunnan	China	City	-	68 km
Dianlanba	Sichuan	China	Village	-	68 km
Wahei	Sichuan	China	Village	-	69 km
Tantou	Yunnan	China	Village	-	69 km

see full list

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				0	99 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Mahu	Trib. Jinsha Jiang	1978	33 km
	Yudong	Juluo He	1997	89 km

More information

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