M 4.9 in India on 16 Apr 2015 22:05 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: 4.9M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 26.8598 , 92.7478
Event Date: 16 Apr 2015 22:05 UTC
17 Apr 2015 03:35 Local
Exposed Population:
7191090 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Apr 2015 22:25 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
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
1076417 0.4 16 Apr 2015 22:05 4.9M, 35km N/A 7.2 million (in 100km) 00:19 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 India , State of Assam (population 23,612,650) . The nearest places are and Rangapara North.

Radius Population
100 km 7.2 million people
75 km 4.5 million people
50 km 2.1 million people
20 km 410000 people
10 km 120000 people
5 km 39000 people
2 km 4300 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Assam India 23.6 million people
Arunachal Pradesh India 910000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Rangapara North Assam India Village - 2 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
Tezpur 73 17 km

More information

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