M 4.9 in China on 13 Oct 2015 11:49 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: 44.73 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.4596 , 121.6821
Event Date: 13 Oct 2015 11:49 UTC
13 Oct 2015 19:49 Local
Exposed Population:
734413 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 Oct 2015 12:06 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
1101872 0.1 13 Oct 2015 11:49 4.9M, 44.73km N/A 730 thousand (in 100km) 00:16 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 Hua-lien, and Shih-ti-ping.

Radius Population
100 km 730000 people
75 km 410000 people
50 km 120000 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
Shih-ti-ping Hua-lien Taiwan City - 20 km
Hua-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Major city - 58 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 63 km
Green Island GNI 8 Civ. Paved No 3300 90 km
Sun Moon Lake SMT unknown 90 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hualien TWHUN Taiwan 59 km

More information

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