M 4.9 in Myanmar on 27 Jul 2016 04:20 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 97.54 Km
Lat/Lon: 21.5851 , 94.6049
Event Date: 27 Jul 2016 04:20 UTC
27 Jul 2016 10:50 Local
Exposed Population:
4360430 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20006i0y
Inserted at: 27 Jul 2016 04:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
us20006i0y 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
1135011 n.a 27 Jul 2016 04:20 4.9M, 97.54km N/A 4.4 million (in 100km) 00:30 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 Myanmar , Division of Magwe (population 4,104,855) . The nearest places are Chaingzauk, Kanbabyu, Inbin, Wedaung, Le-o-chaung-te, Ôndaw, Chaung-u, Gyokkon, Pyinchaung, and Hnanzigan.

Radius Population
100 km 4.4 million people
75 km 2.2 million people
50 km 810000 people
20 km 150000 people
10 km 22000 people
5 km 4100 people
2 km 1500 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Magwe Myanmar 4.1 million people
Sagaing Myanmar 4.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Chaingzauk Magway Myanmar Village - 8 km
Kanbabyu Magway Myanmar Village - 10 km
Inbin Magway Myanmar Village - 11 km
Wedaung Magway Myanmar Village - 14 km
Le-o-chaung-te Magway Myanmar Village - 14 km
Ôndaw Magway Myanmar Village - 18 km
Chaung-u Magway Myanmar Village - 19 km
Gyokkon Magway Myanmar Village - 20 km
Pyinchaung Magway Myanmar Village - 21 km
Hnanzigan Magway Myanmar Village - 23 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
Pauk PAU 76 Civ. Unpaved No 4000 18 km
Kyauktaw KYT 381 Civ. Unpaved No 3700 53 km
Nyaung U NYU 91 Civ. Paved No 5700 56 km
Tilin TIO unknown 0 57 km
Pakokku PKK 46 Civ. Unpaved No 4000 58 km
Lanywa 53 Civ. Paved No 4000 75 km
Gangaw GAW 233 Civ. Unpaved No 3800 81 km
Monywar 91 Civ. Unpaved No 4700 89 km

More information

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