M 4.5 in China on 11 Sep 2014 16:29 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: 4.5M
Depth: 32.26 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.23 , 103.54
Event Date: 11 Sep 2014 16:29 UTC
12 Sep 2014 00:29 Local
Exposed Population:
5681657 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 11 Sep 2014 19:18 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1060048 0 11 Sep 2014 16:29 4.5M, 32.26km N/A 5.7 million (in 100km) 02:48 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 Sichuan (population 118,811,800) . The nearest places are Fulin, and Leibo.

Radius Population
100 km 5.7 million people
75 km 2.7 million people
50 km 880000 people
20 km 280000 people
10 km 80000 people
5 km 24000 people
2 km 2800 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Leibo Sichuan China City - 5 km
Fulin Sichuan China Major city 1 million people 148 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Mahu Trib. Jinsha Jiang 1978 33 km

More information

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