Overall Green Earthquake alert in Korea, Republic of on 05 Jul 2016 11:33 UTC

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M 4.8 in Korea, Republic of on 05 Jul 2016 11:33 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:	35.5119 , 129.8661
Event Date:	05 Jul 2016 11:33 UTC 05 Jul 2016 20:33 Local
Exposed Population:	6233906 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us1000601a
Inserted at:	05 Jul 2016 11:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us1000601a	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1132942		0	05 Jul 2016 11:33	4.8M, 10km	N/A	6.2 million (in 100km)		00:23	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 Republic of Korea , Province of Kyongsang-namdo (population 3,672,396) . The nearest places are Bangeojin, Chukchon, Byeongyeong, Gampo, Ulsan, Nasa, Chae-dong, Panja-dong, Chunggang-dong, Chenae, and Busan.

Radius	Population
100 km	6.2 million people
75 km	2.3 million people
50 km	780000 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kyongsang-namdo	Republic of Korea	3.7 million people
Kyongsang-bukto	Republic of Korea	2.9 million people
Pusan-jikhalsi	Republic of Korea	3.8 million people
Kyushu	Japan	13.3 million people
Taegu-jikhalsi	Republic of Korea	2.2 million people
Chugoku	Japan	8 million people
Kangwon-do	Republic of Korea	1.6 million people
Ch'ungch'ong-bukto	Republic of Korea	1.4 million people
Cholla-bukto	Republic of Korea	-
Cholla-namdo	Republic of Korea	-
Ch'ungch'ong-namdo	Republic of Korea	2 million people
Kwangju-jikhalsi	Republic of Korea	1.1 million people
Kyonggi-do	Republic of Korea	6.2 million people
Shikoku	Japan	4.3 million people
Seoul-jikhalsi	Republic of Korea	10.6 million people
Kangwon-do	Democratic Republic of Korea	1.4 million people
Inch'on-jikhalsi	Republic of Korea	1.8 million people
Cheju-do	Republic of Korea	510000 people
Kaesong-si	Democratic Republic of Korea	380000 people
Hwanghae-bukto	Democratic Republic of Korea	1.6 million people
Kinki	Japan	22.2 million people
Hwanghae-namdo	Democratic Republic of Korea	2.2 million people
Hamgyong-namdo	Democratic Republic of Korea	2.9 million people
P'yongan-namdo	Democratic Republic of Korea	3 million people
P'yongyang-si	Democratic Republic of Korea	2.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bangeojin	Kyongsangnam-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	40 km
Chukchon	Kyongsangbuk-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	42 km
Byeongyeong	Kyongsangnam-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	46 km
Gampo	Kyongsangbuk-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	46 km
Ulsan	Kyongsangnam-Do	Republic of Korea	City	960000 people	50 km
Nasa	Kyongsangnam-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	52 km
Chae-dong	Kyongsangbuk-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	54 km
Panja-dong	Kyongsangnam-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	57 km
Chunggang-dong	Kyongsangnam-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	58 km
Chenae	Kyongsangbuk-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	58 km
Guryongpo	Kyongsangbuk-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	59 km
Segae-dong	Kyongsangbuk-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	62 km
Pyongsan	Kyongsangnam-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	66 km
Gijang	Kyongsangnam-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	66 km
Eonyang	Kyongsangnam-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	68 km
Sanha	Kyongsangnam-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	68 km
Taech'on	Kyongsangbuk-Do	Republic of Korea	Village	-	68 km
Gyeongju	Kyongsangbuk-Do	Republic of Korea	City	-	69 km
Busan	Kyongsangnam-Do	Republic of Korea	Major city	3.6 million people	84 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
Ulsan	USN	9	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	48 km
Pohang	KPO	21	Mil.	Paved	Yes	7000	66 km
Onyang Highway Strip		100				0	68 km
R 806		26				0	70 km
Pusan		2	Mil.	Paved	No	6500	77 km
Pusan Gimhae International	PUS	4	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8900	92 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Ulsan	KRUSN	South Korea	47 km
Pohang	KRKPO	South Korea	70 km
Pusan	KRPUS	South Korea	85 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Angye	Taehwa	1971	78 km
Unmun	Tongchang	n/a	89 km
Yongchon	Trib. Angye	1959	99 km

Nuclear plants

Name	Country	Reactors	Distance
WOLSONG	REPUBLIC OF KOREA	4	41 km
KORI	REPUBLIC OF KOREA	4	56 km

More information

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