M 4.5 in Northern Xinjiang, China on 20 Oct 2014 03:57 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: 14.55 Km
Lat/Lon: 44.02 , 88.33
Event Date: 20 Oct 2014 03:57 UTC
20 Oct 2014 11:57 Local
Exposed Population:
2056852 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Oct 2014 04:15 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
1062781 0 20 Oct 2014 03:57 4.5M, 14.55km N/A 2.1 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 , Autonomous Region of Xinjiang (population 16,794,560) . The nearest places are �r�mqi, and Ganhezi.

Radius Population
100 km 2.1 million people
75 km 1.3 million people
50 km 320000 people
20 km 31000 people
10 km 5900 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Xinjiang China 16.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ganhezi Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 8 km
�r�mqi Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Major city 1.4 million people 65 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
Urumqi / Diwopu URC 621 Civ. Paved Yes 11800 70 km
Urumqi South 1534 89 km

More information

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