M 4.9 in China on 31 Jul 2016 09:18 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: 4.9M
Depth: 16.62 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.1803 , 111.5146
Event Date: 31 Jul 2016 09:18 UTC
31 Jul 2016 17:18 Local
Exposed Population:
5000086 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us100068xz
Inserted at: 31 Jul 2016 09:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us100068xz 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
1135404 0 31 Jul 2016 09:18 4.9M, 16.62km N/A 5 million (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

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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