M 5.4 in China on 30 Mar 2015 01:47 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: 14.61 Km
Lat/Lon: 26.6885 , 108.8017
Event Date: 30 Mar 2015 01:47 UTC
30 Mar 2015 09:47 Local
Exposed Population:
5770241 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 30 Mar 2015 02:05 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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
1075085 0.5 30 Mar 2015 01:47 5.4M, 14.61km N/A 5.8 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 , Province of Guizhou (population 35,893,540) . The nearest places are Hsin-liu, and Panxi.

Radius Population
100 km 5.8 million people
75 km 3 million people
50 km 1.4 million people
20 km 130000 people
10 km 31000 people
5 km 9600 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Guizhou China 35.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hsin-liu Guizhou China Village - 7 km
Panxi Guizhou China 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
Tianzhu 610 44 km
Jingxian 305 88 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Lixikou 1958 96 km

More information

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