M 5.2 in China on 12 Aug 2016 18:00 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: 5.2M
Depth: 3.63 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.7147 , 78.3071
Event Date: 12 Aug 2016 18:00 UTC
13 Aug 2016 02:00 Local
Exposed Population:
About 83334 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006dd6
Inserted at: 13 Aug 2016 15:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006dd6 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
1136481 0 12 Aug 2016 18:00 5.2M, 10.84km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 00:23 NEIC
1136562 0 12 Aug 2016 18:00 5.2M, 3.63km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 21:29 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 , Autonomous Region of Xinjiang (population 16,794,560) . The nearest places are Akqi, Agche, Ha-la-chi, A-ho-chi, Hulangshan, Kulansarak, Subexi, Ya-te-pa, Karabulak, and O-ta-le.

Radius Population
100 km 79000 people
75 km 36000 people
50 km 26000 people
20 km 5000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Xinjiang China 16.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Akqi Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 14 km
Agche Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 21 km
Ha-la-chi Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 30 km
A-ho-chi Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 31 km
Hulangshan Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 43 km
Kulansarak Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 45 km
Subexi Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 51 km
Ya-te-pa Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 57 km
Karabulak Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 60 km
O-ta-le Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 61 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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