M 5.9 in India on 23 Apr 2019 20:15 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: 5.9M
Depth: 14 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.4348 , 94.6006
Event Date: 23 Apr 2019 20:15 UTC
24 Apr 2019 01:45 Local
Exposed Population: About 5000 people in MMI
750000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70003axc
Inserted at: 23 Apr 2019 21:12 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.6 (India)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: India= 4.6; China= 3.6

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
us70003axc Scaled population (vector) 2.73  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1257725 0 23 Apr 2019 20:15 6.1M, 9.38km 7.17 754 (in MMI>=VII) 00:18 NEIC
1257727 0.2 23 Apr 2019 20:15 5.9M, 14km 7.31 5 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:56 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 ,of Arunachal Pradesh. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
5000 people
17000 people
110000 people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1257725 28.463/94.564 6.1 9.4 7.171 23 Apr 2019 20:35 00:20 (new episode)
2 0 1257727 28.463/94.564 6.1 9.4 7.171 23 Apr 2019 21:12 00:57 (new episode)
3 0 1257727 28.435/94.601 5.9 14.0 7.161 23 Apr 2019 21:14 00:58 (upd of #2)
4 0 1257727 28.435/94.601 5.9 14.0 7.16 23 Apr 2019 22:18 02:03 (upd of #3)
5 0.1 1257727 28.416/94.6 5.9 14.0 7.396 24 Apr 2019 18:05 21:49 (upd of #4)
6 0 1257727 28.416/94.6 5.9 14.0 7.3 24 Apr 2019 20:20 1d 00:04 (upd of #5)
7 0.2 1257727 28.414/94.599 5.9 14.0 7.314 26 Apr 2019 17:04 2d 20:48 (upd of #6)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Arunachal Pradesh India no people
Arunachal Pradesh India 22000 people
Arunachal Pradesh India 89000 people
Arunachal Pradesh India <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Rangku Arunachal Pradesh India Village - 14 km
Yiku Arunachal Pradesh India Village - 14 km
Boru Arunachal Pradesh India Village - 17 km
Regong Arunachal Pradesh India Village - 22 km
Yapuik Arunachal Pradesh India Village - 25 km
Gasheng Arunachal Pradesh India Village - 25 km
Poyom Arunachal Pradesh India Village - 26 km
Pareng Arunachal Pradesh India Village - 32 km
Dorkang Arunachal Pradesh India Village - 38 km
Kombong Arunachal Pradesh India Village - 43 km
Pasighat Arunachal Pradesh India Village 22000 people 84 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Along IXV 274 0 35 km
Pasighat IXT 156 Civ. Unpaved No 3300 83 km

More information

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