M 4.8 in India on 17 Jul 2020 05:01 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 11.6984 , 95.0092
Event Date: 17 Jul 2020 05:01 UTC
17 Jul 2020 11:01 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000aq5i
Inserted at: 17 Jul 2020 05:18 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 (India)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000aq5i 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
1322106 0 17 Jul 2020 05:01 4.8M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:17 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 India , Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (population 295,612) .

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Andaman and Nicobar Islands India 300000 people
Tenasserim Myanmar 1.2 million people
Ranong Thailand 120000 people
Chumphon Thailand 390000 people
Irrawaddy Myanmar 6.3 million people
Phangnga Thailand 220000 people
Prachuap Khiri Khan Thailand 430000 people
Mon State Myanmar 2.1 million people
Surat Thani Thailand 790000 people
Phetchaburi Thailand 420000 people
Ratchaburi Thailand 770000 people
Kanchanaburi Thailand 670000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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