M 4.8 in China on 12 Mar 2017 12:21 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: 4.8M
Depth: 39.59 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.1914 , 103.5868
Event Date: 12 Mar 2017 12:21 UTC
12 Mar 2017 20:21 Local
Exposed Population:
5470000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us100088iq
Inserted at: 12 Mar 2017 12:57 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
us100088iq Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1160313 0.1 12 Mar 2017 12:21 4.8M, 39.59km N/A 5.5 million (in 100km) 00:35 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 Yunnan (population 40,970,460) . The nearest places are Lu-tien, Ludian, Xinmincun, Dashuijing, Yulong, Shuimo, Chiang-ti, Zhaotong, Zhongshui, and Niu-p'eng-tzu.

Radius Population
100 km 5.5 million people
75 km 3.4 million people
50 km 1.8 million people
20 km 410000 people
10 km 190000 people
5 km 110000 people
2 km 15000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Yunnan China 41 million people
Guizhou China 35.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lu-tien Yunnan China Village - 3 km
Ludian Yunnan China City - 3 km
Xinmincun Yunnan China Village - 12 km
Dashuijing Yunnan China Village - 14 km
Yulong Guizhou China Village - 17 km
Shuimo Yunnan China Village - 19 km
Chiang-ti Yunnan China Village - 20 km
Zhaotong Yunnan China City 110000 people 22 km
Zhongshui Guizhou China Village - 23 km
Niu-p'eng-tzu Guizhou China Village - 25 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
Zhaotong 1950 0 23 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Yudong Juluo He 1997 25 km
Maojiacun Yili He 1969 97 km

More information

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