Overall Green Earthquake alert in Mongolia on 04 Jul 2017 03:34 UTC

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M 4.5 in Mongolia on 04 Jul 2017 03:34 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:	4.5M
Depth:	14.81 Km
Lat/Lon:	44.4344 , 101.4714
Event Date:	04 Jul 2017 03:34 UTC 04 Jul 2017 11:34 Local
Exposed Population:	About 3000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us100096js
Inserted at:	04 Jul 2017 04:02 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	5.1 (Mongolia)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us100096js	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1172644		0	04 Jul 2017 03:34	4.5M, 14.81km	N/A	3 thousand (in 100km)		00:27	NEIC

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* 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 Mongolia , Province of Bayanhongor (population 87,571) . The nearest places are Gurvan-tes, Kumirnya Noyon-khutukhtu, Bayanleg, Bogd, and Ch'a-han-t'o-lo-hai.

Radius	Population
100 km	3200 people
75 km	<1000 people
50 km	<1000 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bayanhongor	Mongolia	88000 people
Ovorhangay	Mongolia	110000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Gurvan-tes	Ovorhangay	Mongolia	Village	-	8 km
Kumirnya Noyon-khutukhtu	Övörhangay	Mongolia	Village	-	46 km
Bayanleg	Bayanhongor	Mongolia	Village	-	52 km
Bogd	Övörhangay	Mongolia	Village	-	62 km
Ch'a-han-t'o-lo-hai	Bayanhongor	Mongolia	Village	-	62 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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