M 5.9 in China on 20 Jan 2016 17:13 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: 5.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.7195 , 101.5844
Event Date: 20 Jan 2016 17:13 UTC
21 Jan 2016 01:13 Local
Exposed Population: 2610000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Jan 2016 17:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.7 0.7
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
1115902 0.7 20 Jan 2016 17:13 5.9M, 10km 6.22 2.6 million (in 100km) 00:22 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 Qinghai (population 4,938,862) . The nearest places are and Panpo.

Radius Population
100 km 2.6 million people
75 km 680000 people
50 km 220000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Qinghai China 4.9 million people
Gansu China 24.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Panpo Qinghai China Village - 21 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
1539 92 km

More information

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