Overall Green Earthquake alert in China on 25 Nov 2016 14:24 UTC

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M 6.6 in China on 25 Nov 2016 14:24 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:	6.6M
Depth:	12.57 Km
Lat/Lon:	39.2378 , 74.0472
Event Date:	25 Nov 2016 14:24 UTC 25 Nov 2016 22:24 Local
Exposed Population:	About 34000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10007ca5
Inserted at:	25 Nov 2016 23:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us10007ca5	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.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1148170	25 Nov 2016 14:24	6.9M, 10km	N/A	30 thousand (in 100km)	00:08	GEOFON
1148175	25 Nov 2016 14:24	6.5M, 12km	N/A	40 thousand (in 100km)	00:23	NEIC
1148221	25 Nov 2016 14:24	6.6M, 12.57km	6.89	30 thousand (in 100km)	08:44	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 ,of Xinjiang (population 85) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people
	1600 people
	8700 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1148175	39.273/74.01	6.5	12	0	25 Nov 2016 14:49	00:25	(new episode)
2	1148175	39.273/74.01	6.5	12	0	25 Nov 2016 16:28	02:04	(upd of #1)
3	1148221	39.238/74.047	6.6	12.57	6.89	25 Nov 2016 23:13	08:48	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Xinjiang	China	<1000 people
Xinjiang	China	1600 people
Xinjiang	China	7400 people
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	<1000 people
Osh	Kyrgyzstan	1100 people
Xinjiang	China	no people
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	<1000 people
Osh	Kyrgyzstan	<1000 people
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	3800 people
Badakhshan	Afghanistan	1200 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Muji	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	39 km
Karakul'	Kuhistoni Badakhshon	Tajikistan	Village	-	49 km
Ozferyush	Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	222 km
Terek	Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	233 km

see full list

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
	Dyurbel Dzhin		2006				0	237 km

More information

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