M 4.5 in China on 15 Apr 2015 19:48 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: 4.5M
Depth: 28.64 Km
Lat/Lon: 22.7137 , 121.3795
Event Date: 15 Apr 2015 19:48 UTC
16 Apr 2015 03:48 Local
Exposed Population:
1352555 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 15 Apr 2015 21:09 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  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
1076285 0 15 Apr 2015 19:48 4.5M, 28.64km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 01:20 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 Taiwan (population 22,456,987) . The nearest places are Ping-tung, and Nan-liao.

Radius Population
100 km 1.3 million people
75 km 300000 people
50 km 240000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Taiwan China 22.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Nan-liao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 10 km
Ping-tung P'ing-tung Taiwan Major city - 93 km

see full list

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
Green Island GNI 8 Civ. Paved No 3300 10 km
Taitung TTT 37 Mil. Paved No 11000 22 km
Feng Nin 42 Civ. Paved Yes 7900 29 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tai Tung Taiwan 32 km
Lan Yu Island Taiwan 75 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.