M 4.7 in China on 24 Jul 2016 01:45 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: 4.7M
Depth: 12.05 Km
Lat/Lon: 20.7229 , 121.36
Event Date: 24 Jul 2016 01:45 UTC
24 Jul 2016 09:45 Local
Exposed Population:
About 12625 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20006h62
Inserted at: 24 Jul 2016 02:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20006h62 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
1134659 0 24 Jul 2016 01:45 4.7M, 12.05km N/A 10 thousand (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 China , Province of Taiwan (population 22,456,987) .

Radius Population
100 km 13000 people
75 km 13000 people
50 km 3000 people
20 km no 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
Cagayan Valley Philippines 2.3 million people

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
Basco BSO 56 Civ. Paved No 4100 71 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Basco Philippines 70 km

More information

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