M 4.9 in China on 25 Oct 2016 04:45 UTC

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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: 2.91 Km
Lat/Lon: 22.6247 , 121.4934
Event Date: 25 Oct 2016 04:45 UTC
25 Oct 2016 12:45 Local
Exposed Population:
367737 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20007gjh
Inserted at: 25 Oct 2016 05:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20007gjh 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
1143906 0 25 Oct 2016 04:45 4.9M, 2.91km N/A 370 thousand (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

The earthquake happened in China , Province of Taiwan (population 22,456,987) . The nearest places are Hai-shen-p'ing, Nan-liao, Chi-hsing, Tai-tung, Hsin-ch'ang-ts'un, Tu-ho, Chien-ho, Hsin-i, Ch'ing-hsi, Ch'u-lu, and Wu-shih Pi.

Radius Population
100 km 370000 people
75 km 230000 people
50 km 130000 people
20 km 2800 people
10 km 2800 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 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
Hai-shen-p'ing T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 3 km
Nan-liao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 6 km
Chi-hsing T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 38 km
Tai-tung T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 39 km
Hsin-ch'ang-ts'un T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 41 km
Tu-ho T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 44 km
Chien-ho T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 47 km
Hsin-i T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 48 km
Ch'ing-hsi T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 49 km
Ch'u-lu T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 49 km
Ta-nan T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 51 km
Yung-kang T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 51 km
Tai-ma T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 51 km
A-hou-liao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 55 km
Cheng-kung T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 55 km
Chin-lun T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 56 km
Kuan-shan T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 58 km
Shui-chui T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 59 km
San Hsien Tai T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 60 km
Hsia-ta-chi T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 61 km
I-la-la-la-k'ou T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 61 km
Ch'ih-shang T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 62 km
Yeh-yu T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 63 km
T'ao-lin T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 64 km
Chieh-ta-ts'un T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 65 km
Hung-t'on T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 65 km
La-chia T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 66 km
Fu-li T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 66 km
Shang-fan T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 66 km
Ta-niao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 67 km
Wu-shih Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 67 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 37 km
Feng Nin 42 Civ. Paved Yes 7900 43 km
Orchid Island KYD 10 Civ. Paved No 4500 66 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tai Tung Taiwan 45 km
Lan Yu Island Taiwan 64 km

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