Overall Green Earthquake alert in China on 06 Oct 2016 15:51 UTC

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M 5.8 in China on 06 Oct 2016 15:51 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:	5.8M
Depth:	14 Km
Lat/Lon:	22.6287 , 121.4336
Event Date:	06 Oct 2016 15:51 UTC 06 Oct 2016 23:51 Local
Exposed Population:	600000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us20007ccf
Inserted at:	07 Oct 2016 15:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us20007ccf	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1142191		0	06 Oct 2016 15:51	5.7M, 17.18km	5.29	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:23	NEIC
1142270		0	06 Oct 2016 15:51	5.8M, 14km	5.96	610 thousand (in 100km)		23:23	NEIC

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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 Taiwan (population 22,456,987) . The nearest places are Nan-liao, Hai-shen-p'ing, Chi-hsing, Tai-tung, Hsin-ch'ang-ts'un, Chien-ho, Tu-ho, Ch'u-lu, Ta-nan, Tai-ma, and Ta-wu.

Radius	Population
100 km	610000 people
75 km	230000 people
50 km	160000 people
20 km	2800 people
10 km	2800 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Taiwan	China	22.5 million people
Okinawa	Japan	1.2 million people
Fujian	China	33.3 million people
Cagayan Valley	Philippines	2.3 million people
Ilocos	Philippines	3.6 million people
Guangdong	China	69.6 million people
Cordillera Administrative Region	Philippines	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Nan-liao	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	6 km
Hai-shen-p'ing	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	6 km
Chi-hsing	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	32 km
Tai-tung	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	City	-	33 km
Hsin-ch'ang-ts'un	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	36 km
Chien-ho	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	41 km
Tu-ho	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	41 km
Ch'u-lu	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	44 km
Ta-nan	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	45 km
Tai-ma	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	45 km
Hsin-i	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	46 km
Yung-kang	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	46 km
Ch'ing-hsi	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	46 km
Chin-lun	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	50 km
A-hou-liao	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	51 km
Cheng-kung	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	City	-	54 km
Kuan-shan	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	55 km
Hsia-ta-chi	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	55 km
Shui-chui	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	56 km
San Hsien Tai	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	City	-	58 km
T'ao-lin	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	59 km
Chieh-ta-ts'un	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	59 km
Ch'ih-shang	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	City	-	59 km
La-chia	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	59 km
Shang-fan	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	60 km
Ta-niao	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	62 km
I-la-la-la-k'ou	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	62 km
Fu-li	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	63 km
Yeh-yu	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	64 km
K'o-la-p'a-yang	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	65 km
Cho-chia-la	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	66 km
Wu-shih Pi	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	City	-	66 km
Hung-t'on	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	67 km
Hsia-ma	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	Village	-	69 km
Ta-wu	T'ai-tung	Taiwan	City	-	70 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
Green Island	GNI	8	Civ.	Paved	No	3300	6 km
Taitung	TTT	37	Mil.	Paved	No	11000	32 km
Feng Nin		42	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7900	37 km
Orchid Island	KYD	10	Civ.	Paved	No	4500	67 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Tai Tung		Taiwan	39 km
Lan Yu Island		Taiwan	65 km

More information

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