Overall Green Earthquake alert in China on 25 Dec 2012 23:09 UTC

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M 4.6 in China on 25 Dec 2012 23:09 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:	4.6M
Depth:	Km
Lat/Lon:	39.5552 , 74.8015
Event Date:	25 Dec 2012 23:09 UTC 26 Dec 2012 07:09 Local
Exposed Population:	330000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC usc000eg06
Inserted at:	25 Dec 2012 23:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
usc000eg06	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
121621		0.5	25 Dec 2012 23:09	4.6M, 10.7km	N/A	330 thousand (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 , Autonomous Region of Xinjiang (population 16,794,560) . The nearest places are Ohsalur, Ta-erh-ka-la-k'o, Kansu, Hei-tzu-tai, Wuqia, Bostanterak, Ulugqat, Ullug-tshat, Koktal, Muji, and Opal.

Radius	Population
100 km	370000 people
75 km	76000 people
50 km	27000 people
20 km	2800 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
Ohsalur	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	14 km
Ta-erh-ka-la-k'o	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	18 km
Kansu	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	27 km
Hei-tzu-tai	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	30 km
Wuqia	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	37 km
Bostanterak	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	47 km
Ulugqat	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	50 km
Ullug-tshat	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	55 km
Koktal	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	57 km
Muji	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	67 km
Mo-chi	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	69 km
Opal	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	70 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Salem Nj		China	59 km

More information

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