M 5.5 in India on 28 Jun 2015 01:05 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 26 Km
Lat/Lon: 26.6165 , 90.4387
Event Date: 28 Jun 2015 01:05 UTC
28 Jun 2015 06:35 Local
Exposed Population:
9701721 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 28 Jun 2015 02:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 1.2 1.2
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
1086110 1.3 28 Jun 2015 01:05 5.6M, 10km N/A 9.7 million (in 100km) 00:21 NEIC
1086116 1.2 28 Jun 2015 01:05 5.5M, 26km 6.76 9.7 million (in 100km) 01:21 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 Thimphu, and Ranikhata.

Radius Population
100 km 9.7 million people
75 km 5.2 million people
50 km 2.8 million people
20 km 440000 people
10 km 89000 people
5 km 16000 people
2 km 1200 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Assam India 23.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ranikhata Assam India Village - 4 km
Thimphu Thimphu Bhutan Capital 30000 people 111 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
Rupsi RUP 35 Civ. Paved No 6000 77 km
Cooch Behar COH 42 Civ. Paved No 3500 100 km

More information

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