M 5.1 in China on 26 Nov 2016 09:23 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: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.2566 , 74.2004
Event Date: 26 Nov 2016 09:23 UTC
26 Nov 2016 17:23 Local
Exposed Population:
About 34784 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10007cik
Inserted at: 26 Nov 2016 09:46 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10007cik 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
1148267 0 26 Nov 2016 09:23 5.1M, 10km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 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 Koktal, Muji, Mo-chi, Ta-erh-ka-la-k'o, Nura, Irkeshtam, Ullug-tshat, Karakul', Ulugqat, and Ikazak.

Radius Population
100 km 35000 people
75 km 22000 people
50 km 9100 people
20 km <1000 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
Koktal Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 18 km
Muji Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 31 km
Mo-chi Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 36 km
Ta-erh-ka-la-k'o Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 50 km
Nura Osh Kyrgyzstan Village - 51 km
Irkeshtam Osh Kyrgyzstan Village - 53 km
Ullug-tshat Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 60 km
Karakul' Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 61 km
Ulugqat Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 63 km
Ikazak Osh Kyrgyzstan Village - 64 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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