M 5.3 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of on 09 Sep 2016 00:30 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: 5.3M
Depth: 0 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.3229 , 128.9866
Event Date: 09 Sep 2016 00:30 UTC
09 Sep 2016 09:00 Local
Exposed Population:
2195142 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006n8a
Inserted at: 09 Sep 2016 00:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006n8a 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
1139394 0 09 Sep 2016 00:30 5.3M, 0km N/A 2.2 million (in 100km) 00:18 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of , Province of Yanggang-do (population 716,325) . The nearest places are Hwangt'oam, Chik-tong, Hapsu, Namyang-dong, Sinjonsu, Sumunnae, Komunjik, Sollyong-ni, Ch'ondok-kol, and Anjik-kol.

Radius Population
100 km 2.2 million people
75 km 900000 people
50 km 160000 people
20 km 16000 people
10 km 3900 people
5 km 1500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Yanggang-do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 720000 people
Hamgyong-bukto Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2.3 million people
Hamgyong-namdo Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hwangt'oam Yanggang-do Democratic People's Republic of Korea Village - 10 km
Chik-tong Hamgyong-bukto Democratic People's Republic of Korea Village - 11 km
Hapsu Yanggang-do Democratic People's Republic of Korea Village - 18 km
Namyang-dong Yanggang-do Democratic People's Republic of Korea Village - 19 km
Sinjonsu Yanggang-do Democratic People's Republic of Korea Village - 23 km
Sumunnae Hamgyong-bukto Democratic People's Republic of Korea Village - 24 km
Komunjik Hamgyong-bukto Democratic People's Republic of Korea Village - 24 km
Sollyong-ni Yanggang-do Democratic People's Republic of Korea Village - 25 km
Ch'ondok-kol Hamgyong-bukto Democratic People's Republic of Korea Village - 25 km
Anjik-kol Hamgyong-bukto Democratic People's Republic of Korea Village - 27 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
Kuktong 61 0 50 km
Kilchu Highway Strip 76 0 53 km
Orang 40 0 57 km
Kyongsong 12 0 60 km
Hyesan 997 0 65 km
Paegam 994 0 71 km
Samjiyon 1341 0 81 km
Chongjin 9 0 81 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Odaejin North Korea 67 km
Chungjin KPCHO North Korea 75 km
Kimchaek North Korea 75 km
Chongjin KPCHO North Korea 80 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Sachopyong Hwangsuwon Gang 1944 79 km

More information

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