M 5.1 in China on 30 Oct 2015 11:26 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: 5.1M
Depth: 30.05 Km
Lat/Lon: 25.0973 , 99.527
Event Date: 30 Oct 2015 11:26 UTC
30 Oct 2015 19:26 Local
Exposed Population:
4013586 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 30 Oct 2015 11:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
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
1104168 0.3 30 Oct 2015 11:26 5.1M, 30.05km N/A 4 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 Yunnan (population 40,970,460) . The nearest places are and Xinjie.

Radius Population
100 km 4 million people
75 km 1.8 million people
50 km 820000 people
20 km 64000 people
10 km 22000 people
5 km 7400 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Yunnan China 41 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Xinjie Yunnan China Village - 6 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
Baoshan BSD 1727 37 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Beimiao Dong He 1962 36 km

More information

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