M 4.7 in China on 13 Apr 2015 10:28 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: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.9825 , 102.9785
Event Date: 13 Apr 2015 10:28 UTC
13 Apr 2015 18:28 Local
Exposed Population:
6310994 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 Apr 2015 10:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1076108 0.1 13 Apr 2015 10:28 4.7M, 10km N/A 6.3 million (in 100km) 00:28 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 Kunming, and Huaxi.

Radius Population
100 km 6.3 million people
75 km 3.9 million people
50 km 1.8 million people
20 km 130000 people
10 km 18000 people
5 km 4600 people
2 km 2100 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Yunnan China 41 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Huaxi Yunnan China Village - 12 km
Kunming Yunnan China Major city 1.5 million people 122 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
Mengzi 1296 74 km
Pingyuanjie 1490 91 km
Chenggong 1900 95 km
Pingyuanjie1 30480 98 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Dongfeng Qu Jiang 1960 60 km

More information

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