M 4.9 in China on 15 Feb 2019 14:08 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: 4.9M
Depth: 46.56 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.7884 , 121.7514
Event Date: 15 Feb 2019 14:08 UTC
15 Feb 2019 22:08 Local
Exposed Population:
790000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000jifs
Inserted at: 15 Feb 2019 14:43 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000jifs Scaled population (vector) 5.81  
  C1 earthquake 1.39  
  C2 earthquake -0.24  
  Country Vulnerability 0.26  
  INFORM_normalised 0.82  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1248931 0 15 Feb 2019 14:08 4.9M, 46.56km N/A 800 thousand (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 Taiwan (population 22,456,987) . The nearest places are Shui-lien, Chia-lu-lan, Hua-lien, Feng-shan, Ch'u-yin, Feng-lin, Ta-shan, Feng-pin, Feng-kuang, Jung-shu, and Chieh-shou-t'ing.

Radius Population
100 km 800000 people
75 km 360000 people
50 km 280000 people
20 km 1300 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Taiwan China 22.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Shui-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 20 km
Chia-lu-lan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 24 km
Hua-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Major city - 26 km
Feng-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 28 km
Ch'u-yin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 28 km
Feng-lin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 31 km
Ta-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 32 km
Feng-pin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 32 km
Feng-kuang Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 33 km
Jung-shu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 33 km
Sha-lao Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 34 km
Hsin-ch'eng Hua-lien Taiwan City - 40 km
Chien-fan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 41 km
T'ieh-chia-lung-she Hua-lien Taiwan City - 42 km
Shih-ti-ping Hua-lien Taiwan City - 44 km
Chung-hu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 44 km
Ta-chiang-k'ou Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 46 km
Fu-min Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 47 km
Ta-lo-ma Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 50 km
Chang-yüan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 50 km
Wan-shan-t'ang Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 50 km
Sung-pu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 55 km
Lo-shao Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 56 km
San-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 58 km
Ao-hua I-lan Taiwan Village - 60 km
Chia-tsou-wan Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 61 km
T'ai-kao-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 61 km
Kuan-yüan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 61 km
Lieh-k'o-ni Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 63 km
Ching-kuan Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 63 km
Yü-li Hua-lien Taiwan City - 68 km
Chieh-shou-t'ing Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 69 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
Hualien HUN 16 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 29 km
Lishan LHN unknown 0 75 km
Sun Moon Lake SMT unknown 0 84 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hualien TWHUN Taiwan 26 km
Suao TWSUO Taiwan 91 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Guguan Dajiaxi 1961 88 km

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
LUNG-MEI TAIWAN 2 70 km

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