M 4.8 in China on 20 Jun 2016 00:39 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: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.1372 , 121.5733
Event Date: 20 Jun 2016 00:39 UTC
20 Jun 2016 08:39 Local
Exposed Population:
607959 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us200065fh
Inserted at: 20 Jun 2016 01:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us200065fh 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
1131542 0 20 Jun 2016 00:39 4.8M, 10km N/A 610 thousand (in 100km) 00:26 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, Kao-hsiung, Ping-tung, Tou-liu, Hua-lien, Tai-chung, Nan-tou, Hsin-ying, and Cheng-kung.

Radius Population
100 km 610000 people
75 km 340000 people
50 km 120000 people
20 km 12000 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
San Hsien Tai T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 19 km
Wu-shih Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 20 km
Cheng-kung T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 22 km
Chia-tsou-wan Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 24 km
Hsin-i T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 29 km
Hua-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Major city - 93 km
Tou-liu Yun-lin Taiwan Major city - 123 km
Ping-tung P'ing-tung Taiwan Major city - 124 km
Nan-tou Nan-t'ou Taiwan Major city - 126 km
Hsin-ying T'ai-nan Taiwan Major city - 131 km
Feng-shan Kao-hsiung Taiwan Major city - 137 km
Tai-nan T'ai-nan Shih Taiwan Major city - 142 km
Kao-hsiung Kao-hsiung Chuen-shih Taiwan Major city - 145 km
Tai-chung T'ai-chung Shih Taiwan Major city - 145 km
Chang-hua Chang-hua Taiwan Major city - 148 km
Fweng-y�an T'ai-chung Taiwan Major city - 149 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
Green Island GNI 8 Civ. Paved No 3300 53 km
Taitung TTT 37 Mil. Paved No 11000 56 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tai Tung Taiwan 67 km
Hualien TWHUN Taiwan 95 km

More information

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