M 4.5 in China on 15 Oct 2015 23:52 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: 16.38 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.3131 , 121.7544
Event Date: 15 Oct 2015 23:52 UTC
16 Oct 2015 07:52 Local
Exposed Population:
9787902 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Oct 2015 00:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  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
1102235 0 15 Oct 2015 23:52 4.5M, 16.38km N/A 9.8 million (in 100km) 00:34 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, Chiu-wu-t'a, Nan-ao, T'ieh-chia-lung-she, Chi-chia-yang, Hsin-ch'eng, Su-ao, Lo-shao, Ta-shan, A-li-shih, and Miao-li.

Radius Population
100 km 11 million people
75 km 900000 people
50 km 560000 people
20 km 10000 people
10 km 3300 people
5 km 3000 people
2 km 1900 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 - 4 km
Chiu-wu-t'a I-lan Taiwan Village - 18 km
Nan-ao I-lan Taiwan City - 18 km
T'ieh-chia-lung-she Hua-lien Taiwan City - 21 km
Chi-chia-yang I-lan Taiwan Village - 22 km
Hsin-ch'eng Hua-lien Taiwan City - 24 km
Su-ao I-lan Taiwan City - 33 km
Lo-shao Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 34 km
Ta-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 35 km
A-li-shih I-lan Taiwan Village - 40 km
Mi-lo Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 40 km
Hua-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Major city - 40 km
Tu-chang I-lan Taiwan Village - 41 km
Chia-li-wan I-lan Taiwan Village - 41 km
Yü-lan I-lan Taiwan Village - 43 km
Kuan-yüan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 45 km
Jung-shu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 46 km
Chieh-hsiao-ts'un T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 46 km
Ch'u-yin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 46 km
Chiu-hsiung-lin I-lan Taiwan Village - 50 km
Sung-pai T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 50 km
I-lan I-lan Taiwan Major city - 50 km
Wan-shan-t'ang Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 53 km
Ch'ia-la T'ao-yuan Taiwan Village - 56 km
Feng-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 58 km
Chia-na-mu-chih-she T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 58 km
Hsiu-luan Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 58 km
Ching-kuan Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 60 km
Chao-jih Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 61 km
Tou-cheng I-lan Taiwan City - 61 km
Shui-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 62 km
Hung-hsiang T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 62 km
Hsiao-i T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 62 km
Feng-lin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 65 km
Chien-fan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 67 km
Chung-k'eng T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 68 km
Ch'ing-shan T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 69 km
Hsin-le-ts'un Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 70 km
Pan-ch'iao T'ai-pei Taiwan Major city - 80 km
Taipei T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih Taiwan Capital 2.5 million people 84 km
Tao-yüan T'ao-yuan Taiwan Major city - 87 km
Hsin-chu Hsin-chu Shih Taiwan Major city - 93 km
Miao-li Miao-li Taiwan Major city - 100 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 35 km
9 0 47 km
Lishan LHN unknown 0 55 km
Lung Tan 241 Civ. Paved No 3200 80 km
Pa Kuei 141 0 82 km
Sungshan TSA 6 Civ. Paved Yes 8500 86 km
Highway Strip 58 60 120 0 92 km
Ao Hu Kou 152 0 95 km
Sun Moon Lake SMT unknown 0 96 km
Taoyuan 45 Mil. Paved No 10000 97 km
Hsinchu HSZ 8 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 100 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Suao TWSUO Taiwan 34 km
Hualien TWHUN Taiwan 38 km
Keelung (Chilung) TWKEL Taiwan 91 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Shihmen Tahan 1964 75 km
Guguan Dajiaxi 1961 76 km
Mingteh Houlung 1970 93 km

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
LUNG-MEI TAIWAN 2 12 km

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