M 5 in China on 27 Apr 2016 18:19 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: 23.3095 , 121.3851
Event Date: 27 Apr 2016 18:19 UTC
28 Apr 2016 02:19 Local
Exposed Population:
1757023 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 27 Apr 2016 21:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1126727 0.2 27 Apr 2016 18:19 5M, 10km N/A 2.9 million (in 100km) 00:16 NEIC
1126735 0.2 27 Apr 2016 18:19 5M, 10km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 03:04 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 Chang-hua, Tai-nan, Fweng-y�an, Ping-tung, Tou-liu, Hua-lien, Tai-chung, Nan-tou, Hsin-ying, Feng-shan, and Chang-y�an.

Radius Population
100 km 2.9 million people
75 km 570000 people
50 km 160000 people
20 km 56000 people
10 km 30000 people
5 km 22000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Taiwan China 22.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Y�-li Hua-lien Taiwan City - 4 km
T'ai-kao-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 4 km
San-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 8 km
Sung-pu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 9 km
Cho-ch'ing-ts'un Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 9 km
Chia-tsou-wan Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 14 km
Lieh-k'o-ni Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 15 km
Ta-lo-ma Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 16 km
Chang-y�an Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 17 km
Wu-shih Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 18 km
Hua-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Major city - 73 km
Tou-liu Yun-lin Taiwan Major city - 88 km
Nan-tou Nan-t'ou Taiwan Major city - 89 km
Hsin-ying T'ai-nan Taiwan Major city - 104 km
Tai-chung T'ai-chung Shih Taiwan Major city - 108 km
Chang-hua Chang-hua Taiwan Major city - 111 km
Fweng-y�an T'ai-chung Taiwan Major city - 113 km
Ping-tung P'ing-tung Taiwan Major city - 115 km
Tai-nan T'ai-nan Shih Taiwan Major city - 122 km
Feng-shan Kao-hsiung Taiwan Major city - 128 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
Taitung TTT 37 Mil. Paved No 11000 65 km
Sun Moon Lake SMT unknown 69 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tai Tung Taiwan 74 km
Hualien TWHUN Taiwan 76 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tsengwen Tsengwen 1973 81 km

More information

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