M 5.2 in China on 13 Aug 2016 08:29 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: 21.07 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.7255 , 101.5785
Event Date: 13 Aug 2016 08:29 UTC
13 Aug 2016 16:29 Local
Exposed Population:
968482 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006djc
Inserted at: 13 Aug 2016 08:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006djc 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
1136536 0 13 Aug 2016 08:29 5.2M, 21.07km N/A 970 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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 Qinghai (population 4,938,862) . The nearest places are Panpo, Huangcheng, Menyuan Huizu Zizhixian, Teme, Qingshizui, Dolon, Da-tan, Beydatun, Daliang, and Haomen.

Radius Population
100 km 970000 people
75 km 350000 people
50 km 150000 people
20 km 1200 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Qinghai China 4.9 million people
Gansu China 24.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Panpo Qinghai China Village - 21 km
Huangcheng Gansu China Village - 23 km
Menyuan Huizu Zizhixian Qinghai China Village - 30 km
Teme Qinghai China Village - 30 km
Qingshizui Qinghai China Village - 32 km
Dolon Qinghai China Village - 32 km
Da-tan Qinghai China Village - 35 km
Beydatun Qinghai China Village - 37 km
Daliang Gansu China Village - 40 km
Haomen Qinghai China City - 40 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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