M 5.2 in China on 16 Sep 2015 13:08 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: 5.2M
Depth: 17.66 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.24 , 121.8421
Event Date: 16 Sep 2015 13:08 UTC
16 Sep 2015 21:08 Local
Exposed Population:
8659364 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Sep 2015 17:42 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
1097207 0.4 16 Sep 2015 13:08 5.2M, 15.63km N/A 6 million (in 100km) 00:33 NEIC
1097231 0.4 16 Sep 2015 13:08 5.2M, 17.66km N/A 8.7 million (in 100km) 04:33 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 Ao-hua, T'ieh-chia-lung-she, Hsin-ch'eng, Nan-ao, Chiu-wu-t'a, Chi-chia-yang, Ta-shan, Hua-lien, Su-ao, Lo-shao, and Tao-yüan.

Radius Population
100 km 7.6 million people
75 km 740000 people
50 km 390000 people
20 km 3300 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
Ao-hua I-lan Taiwan Village - 16 km
T'ieh-chia-lung-she Hua-lien Taiwan City - 23 km
Hsin-ch'eng Hua-lien Taiwan City - 24 km
Nan-ao I-lan Taiwan City - 26 km
Chiu-wu-t'a I-lan Taiwan Village - 29 km
Chi-chia-yang I-lan Taiwan Village - 34 km
Ta-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 34 km
Hua-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Major city - 38 km
Su-ao I-lan Taiwan City - 39 km
Lo-shao Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 41 km
Ch'u-yin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 45 km
Jung-shu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 46 km
Chia-li-wan I-lan Taiwan Village - 49 km
A-li-shih I-lan Taiwan Village - 50 km
Mi-lo Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 51 km
Kuan-yüan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 52 km
Tu-chang I-lan Taiwan Village - 53 km
Yü-lan I-lan Taiwan Village - 54 km
Feng-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 56 km
Chieh-hsiao-ts'un T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 56 km
Wan-shan-t'ang Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 57 km
Shui-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 58 km
Sung-pai T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 59 km
I-lan I-lan Taiwan Major city - 59 km
Chiu-hsiung-lin I-lan Taiwan Village - 60 km
Feng-lin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 63 km
Ching-kuan Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 66 km
Chia-lu-lan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 67 km
Chien-fan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 67 km
Ch'ia-la T'ao-yuan Taiwan Village - 68 km
Feng-kuang Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 68 km
Tou-cheng I-lan Taiwan City - 69 km
Hung-hsiang T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 69 km
Chia-na-mu-chih-she T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 69 km
Pan-ch'iao T'ai-pei Taiwan Major city - 91 km
Taipei T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih Taiwan Capital 2.5 million people 94 km
Tao-yüan T'ao-yuan Taiwan Major city - 99 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
Hualien HUN 16 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 33 km
9 0 56 km
Lishan LHN unknown 0 64 km
Lung Tan 241 Civ. Paved No 3200 92 km
Pa Kuei 141 0 94 km
Sungshan TSA 6 Civ. Paved Yes 8500 96 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hualien TWHUN Taiwan 36 km
Suao TWSUO Taiwan 40 km
Keelung (Chilung) TWKEL Taiwan 100 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Guguan Dajiaxi 1961 84 km
Shihmen Tahan 1964 87 km

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
LUNG-MEI TAIWAN 2 23 km

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