M 4.6 in Yunnan, China on 07 Dec 2014 09:23 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: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.48 , 100.53
Event Date: 07 Dec 2014 09:23 UTC
07 Dec 2014 17:23 Local
Exposed Population:
2476654 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 07 Dec 2014 10:30 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
1066656 0 07 Dec 2014 09:23 4.6M, 10km N/A 2.5 million (in 100km) 01:06 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 Hsiang-yen-ching, and Ta-ping.

Radius Population
100 km 2.5 million people
75 km 1.4 million people
50 km 390000 people
20 km 70000 people
10 km 6200 people
5 km 1600 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Yunnan China 41 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ta-ping Yunnan China Village - 12 km
Hsiang-yen-ching Yunnan China City - 13 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
Lincang LNJ 1896 59 km
Simao North 1303 88 km
Simao SYM unknown 88 km

More information

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