M 5 in India on 05 Apr 2016 07:42 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: 5.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 25.7679 , 90.5021
Event Date: 05 Apr 2016 07:42 UTC
05 Apr 2016 13:12 Local
Exposed Population:
13596185 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 05 Apr 2016 08:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.6 0.6
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
1124244 0.6 05 Apr 2016 07:42 5M, 10km N/A 13.6 million (in 100km) 00:20 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 Meghalaya (population 1,864,718) . The nearest places are Bangsi, Kashikhagra, Rangoberam, Baida, Songsak, Cheran, Bajendoba, Thongbolgiri, Dabigiri, and Rongrenggiri.

Radius Population
100 km 13.6 million people
75 km 4.1 million people
50 km 1.3 million people
20 km 55000 people
10 km 6400 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Meghalaya India 1.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bajendoba Meghalaya India Village - 15 km
Songsak Meghalaya India Village - 19 km
Cheran Meghalaya India Village - 19 km
Thongbolgiri Meghalaya India Village - 21 km
Kashikhagra Assam India Village - 25 km
Rongrenggiri Meghalaya India Village - 25 km
Bangsi Meghalaya India Village - 26 km
Dabigiri Meghalaya India Village - 29 km
Baida Assam India Village - 31 km
Rangoberam Meghalaya India Village - 32 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 73 km

More information

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