M 5.4 in Myanmar on 17 Nov 2014 04:34 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: 5.4M
Depth: 71.7 Km
Lat/Lon: 20.7 , 94.39
Event Date: 17 Nov 2014 04:34 UTC
17 Nov 2014 11:04 Local
Exposed Population:
2630797 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Nov 2014 04:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 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
1064887 0 17 Nov 2014 04:34 5.4M, 71.7km N/A 2.6 million (in 100km) 00:13 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 Myanmar , Division of Magwe (population 4,104,855) . The nearest places are Kyauk-o, and Chaungdein.

Radius Population
100 km 2.6 million people
75 km 1.4 million people
50 km 600000 people
20 km 55000 people
10 km 4500 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Magwe Myanmar 4.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Chaungdein Magway Myanmar Village - 8 km
Kyauk-o Magway Myanmar 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
Lanywa 53 Civ. Paved No 4000 52 km
Nyaung U NYU 91 Civ. Paved No 5700 77 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Salin Salin Creek n/a 29 km

More information

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