M 4.8 in Myanmar on 26 Dec 2014 06:07 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: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 21.468 , 98.4348
Event Date: 26 Dec 2014 06:07 UTC
26 Dec 2014 12:37 Local
Exposed Population:
678601 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 26 Dec 2014 06:35 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 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
1068196 0 26 Dec 2014 06:07 4.8M, 10km N/A 680 thousand (in 100km) 00:27 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 , State of Shan State (population 3,870,921) . The nearest places are and Longhsam.

Radius Population
100 km 680000 people
75 km 360000 people
50 km 160000 people
20 km 25000 people
10 km 5100 people
5 km 1400 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Shan State Myanmar 3.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Longhsam Shan Myanmar Village - 8 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
Namsang NMS 945 Civ. Paved No 12000 97 km

More information

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