M 4.9 in China on 11 Nov 2012 00:59 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: 9.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 29.3094 , 105.262
Event Date: 11 Nov 2012 00:59 UTC
11 Nov 2012 08:59 Local
Exposed Population:
19920000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dqql
Inserted at: 11 Nov 2012 01:20 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dqql 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
120782 0.5 11 Nov 2012 00:59 4.9M, 9.6km N/A 19.9 million (in 100km) 00:21 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 Sichuan (population 118,811,800) . The nearest places are Chongqing, and Shengdeng.

Radius Population
100 km 27.3 million people
75 km 17.5 million people
50 km 8.3 million people
20 km 1.4 million people
10 km 450000 people
5 km 140000 people
2 km 15000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sichuan China 118.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Shengdeng Sichuan China Village - 2 km
Chongqing Sichuan China Major city 4 million people 125 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
Luzhou LZO 219 52 km
Dazu DZU 365 61 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Guyumiao 1979 4 km
Bailinsi 1958 12 km

More information

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