M 6.1 in China from 04 Feb 2018 13:56 UTC to 13:56

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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: 6.1M
Depth: 7.82 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.1009 , 121.6576
Event Date: 04 Feb 2018 13:56 UTC
04 Feb 2018 21:56 Local
Exposed Population: About 92000 people in MMI
4390000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000cfn6
Inserted at: 04 Feb 2018 14:16 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 3.6 (Taiwan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000cfn6 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1197290 0 04 Feb 2018 13:56 6.1M, 7.82km 5.91 90 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:19 NEIC
1197330 0 04 Feb 2018 13:56 6.1M, 11.97km 5.12 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 03:34 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 Taiwan (population 19,094) . The alertlevel for this event is ORANGE

Intensity Population
38000 people
170000 people
41000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0.6 1197290 24.101/121.658 6.1 7.82 7.28 04 Feb 2018 14:18 00:21 (new episode)
2 0 1197290 24.101/121.658 6.1 7.82 5.91 04 Feb 2018 16:00 02:04 (upd of #1)
3 0 1197330 24.101/121.658 6.1 7.82 5.91 04 Feb 2018 17:31 03:34 (new episode)
4 0 1197330 24.16/121.678 6.1 11.97 5.12 04 Feb 2018 17:33 03:36 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Taiwan China 19000 people
Taiwan China 140000 people
Taiwan China 40000 people
Taiwan China 20.3 million people
Taiwan China 2.3 million people
Okinawa Japan 90000 people
Fujian China 17.8 million people
Zhejiang China 2.1 million people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hsin-ch'eng Hua-lien Taiwan City - 4 km
T'ieh-chia-lung-she Hua-lien Taiwan City - 7 km
Ta-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 10 km
Hua-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Major city - 15 km
Ch'u-yin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 21 km
Jung-shu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 22 km
Lo-shao Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 25 km
Ao-hua I-lan Taiwan Village - 27 km
Feng-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 33 km
Shui-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 36 km
Feng-lin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 39 km
Nan-ao I-lan Taiwan City - 43 km
Sung-pai T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 44 km
Feng-kuang Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 45 km
Chia-lu-lan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 45 km
Mi-lo Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 46 km
Sha-lao Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 54 km
Tu-chang I-lan Taiwan Village - 56 km
Feng-pin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 57 km
Su-ao I-lan Taiwan City - 58 km
Yü-lan I-lan Taiwan Village - 64 km
Fu-min Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 67 km
Ha-lung-t'ai T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 70 km
Shih-ti-ping Hua-lien Taiwan City - 71 km
Tao-k'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 72 km
Pu-li Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 73 km
Ta-lo-ma Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 73 km
Ta-chiang-k'ou Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 74 km
Shih-tzu-t'ou T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 74 km
I-lan I-lan Taiwan Major city - 74 km
Yu-chih Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 77 km
Chang-yüan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 78 km
Sung-pu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 79 km
Ta-p'ing T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 79 km
San-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 81 km
Lu-hu Miao-li Taiwan Village - 81 km
Hsin-le-ts'un Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 82 km
Pa-she-pu Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 82 km
Nei-wan Hsin-chu Taiwan City - 82 km
T'ai-kao-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 86 km
Tou-cheng I-lan Taiwan City - 86 km
Ch'e-ch'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 86 km
Shui-li Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 89 km
Chia-tsou-wan Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 89 km
Chu-kao-wu Miao-li Taiwan Village - 89 km
Chih-hu Miao-li Taiwan Village - 92 km
Yü-li Hua-lien Taiwan City - 92 km
Shih-kang T'ai-chung Taiwan City - 93 km
Ming-te Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 94 km
Pei-shih-k'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 95 km
San-wan Hsin-chu Shih Taiwan City - 95 km
Chi-yu-tieh Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 96 km
Hsin-i Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 96 km
Tung-pu Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 97 km
Hsin-tien T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih Taiwan City - 97 km
Cho-ch'ing-ts'un Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 97 km
Tai-chung-hsien T'ai-chung Taiwan City - 98 km
Fweng-yüan T'ai-chung Taiwan Major city - 98 km
Miao-li Miao-li Taiwan Major city - 99 km
Chung-hsing-hsin-ts'un Nan-t'ou Taiwan City - 99 km
Wei-she T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 99 km
Hsin-chu Hsin-chu Shih Taiwan Major city - 100 km
Pan-ch'iao T'ai-pei Taiwan Major city - 100 km
Ying-ko T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 100 km
Wu-shih Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 100 km
Lu-ku-hsiang Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 100 km
Shui-wei Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 100 km
Tai-chung T'ai-chung Shih Taiwan Major city - 100 km
Ts'ao-t'un Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 101 km
Chu-nan Hsin-chu Shih Taiwan City - 101 km
Kuang-hsing-ts'un Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 101 km
Nan-tou Nan-t'ou Taiwan Major city - 102 km
Tao-yüan T'ao-yuan Taiwan Major city - 104 km
Chung-li T'ao-yuan Taiwan City - 104 km
Taipei T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih Taiwan Capital 2.5 million people 105 km
Ch'ien-tzu-chiao Hsin-chu Shih Taiwan Village - 105 km
Shuang-hsi T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 105 km
Hsin-chu T'ao-yuan Taiwan Village - 105 km
Ta-pu Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 106 km
Chu-wei-tzu Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 107 km
Yüan-li Miao-li Taiwan City - 108 km
San Hsien Tai T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 108 km
Ta-jen-tung Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 109 km
Hsin-hu-k'ou Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 109 km
Tung-hsiao Miao-li Taiwan City - 109 km
Hai huang T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 109 km
Fu-li T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 111 km
Shih-p'o-hsia T'ao-yuan Taiwan Village - 112 km
Ching-shui T'ai-chung Taiwan City - 112 km
Lin-kou T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 112 km
Yuan Lin Chang-hua Taiwan City - 113 km
Chi-lung Chi-lung Shih Taiwan City 400000 people 114 km
Tien-chung Chang-hua Taiwan City - 114 km
Hsia-wei-liao Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 114 km
Cheng-kung T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 114 km
Chang-hua Chang-hua Taiwan Major city - 114 km
T'ung-t'ou Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 115 km
Chung-fu T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 118 km
Pei-tou Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 118 km
Ho-mel Chang-hua Taiwan City - 119 km
Ch'ih-shang T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 119 km
Kuan-yin T'ao-yuan Taiwan Village - 119 km
Tan-shui T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih Taiwan City - 120 km
Wan-li T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 120 km
Shui-chui T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 121 km
Ta-t'u-t'ou Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 122 km
Hsi-chou Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 122 km
San-pan-t'ou Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 122 km
Yün-lin Yun-lin Taiwan City - 123 km
Hsin-i T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 124 km
Ha-li-wei Chia-i Taiwan Village - 115 km
Ta-pang Chia-i Taiwan Village - 118 km
Chih-chih-ya-she Chia-i Taiwan Village - 129 km
Fu-hsing Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 131 km
Min-sheng-ts'un Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 133 km
Yung-kang T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 140 km
Ta-pu Chia-i Taiwan Village - 141 km
Ko-la Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 142 km
Ch'u-lu T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 150 km
Lao-nung Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 151 km
Chi-hsing T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 152 km
Pao-shan-ts'un Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 154 km
Chia-hsien-pu Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 157 km
Shan-tzu-ting T'ai-nan Taiwan Village - 158 km
Nan-liao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 160 km
Ta-nan T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 161 km
Hai-shen-p'ing T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 162 km
Yü-ching T'ai-nan Taiwan Village - 164 km
Tun-na-tsun Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 164 km
Chien-ho T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 166 km
Hsin-liao Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 170 km
Shao-t'an-k'eng Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 173 km
La-chia T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 174 km
Mei-nung Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 176 km
P'ai-wan-she P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 177 km
Ch'ü-nu P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 177 km
Tai-ma T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 178 km
Chi-shan Kao-hsiung Taiwan City - 181 km
Hsiao-wu-shan Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 181 km
San-ti P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 186 km
Chieh-ta-ts'un T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 187 km
Chin-lun T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 188 km
K'o-la-p'a-yang T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 190 km
Hsiao-chung-lin P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 193 km
Ta-p'ing-ting P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 193 km
Chia-p'ing P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 193 km
Hsia-ta-chi T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 196 km
Shang-fan T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 199 km
Chung-ho Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 200 km
Pao-she-chia Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 200 km
Ta-shu P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 201 km
Ku-lou P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 203 km
Yung-an-ts'un Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 205 km
Cho-chia-la T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 205 km
Ta-niao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 206 km
K'o-tzu-liao Kao-hsiung Chuen-shih Taiwan Village - 209 km
Shih-t'ou P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 210 km
Li-chi-li-chi-she P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 211 km
Kuei-shan Kao-hsiung Chuen-shih Taiwan Village - 211 km
Lung-men P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 211 km
Shirabaramitake Okinawa Japan Village - 215 km
Hoshitate Okinawa Japan Village - 215 km
I-jen P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 216 km
Ta-wu T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 216 km
Kao-hsiung Kao-hsiung Chuen-shih Taiwan Major city - 216 km
Ch'eng-ch'ien P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 217 km
T'ien-ch'ien-ts'o P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 219 km
Shui-ti-liao P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 219 km
Honai Okinawa Japan Village - 219 km
Ma-kung P'eng-hu Taiwan Major city - 219 km
Hou-ta-ts'o Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 220 km
Ch'ang-an P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 220 km
Tung-chiang P'ing-tung Taiwan City - 220 km
Chu-mu-shui P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 220 km
Nei-wen P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 220 km
Ta-lin-pu Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 221 km
P'eng-hu-erh-ts'un P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 222 km
Chia-ho-ts'un P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 223 km
Toyohara Okinawa Japan Village - 225 km
I-la-la-la-k'ou T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 225 km
Feng-kuei-li P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 225 km
Chu-kao-wan P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 225 km
Hsu-hai P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 226 km
Yeh-yu T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 227 km
Fang-shan P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 228 km
Hung-t'on T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 229 km
Chia-hsin P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 230 km
Wai-an P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 231 km
Chiang tzu P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 232 km
Mu-tan P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 233 km
Feng-chiang P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 234 km
Liu-chiu Hsu P'ing-tung Taiwan City - 235 km
Pa-yao-lu P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 237 km
Cao Yu Fujian China Village - 240 km
Agarisuji Okinawa Japan Village - 241 km
Houtian Fujian China Village - 242 km
Che-cheng P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 245 km
Kuo-ch'i P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 245 km
Fuye Fujian China Village - 246 km
She-liao P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 247 km
Pingtan Fujian China Village - 247 km
Hsieh-ma-li P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 247 km
Chung-p'ing P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 249 km
Ta-ch'iu Fujian China Village - 250 km
Heng-chjun P'ing-tung Taiwan City - 250 km
Kenting P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 254 km
O-luan-pi P'ing-tung Taiwan City - 255 km
Ishigaki Okinawa Japan City 45000 people 255 km
Nanri Fujian China Village - 255 km
Qingfeng Fujian China Village - 256 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
Hualien HUN 16 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 9 km
Lishan LHN unknown 0 48 km
9 0 71 km
Sun Moon Lake SMT unknown 0 78 km
Lung Tan 241 Civ. Paved No 3200 94 km
Pa Kuei 141 0 99 km
Taichung TXG 112 Mil. Paved Yes 5300 102 km
Ao Hu Kou 152 0 106 km
Highway Strip 58 60 120 0 106 km
Ching Chuan Kang AB 203 Mil. Paved No 12000 107 km
Hsinchu HSZ 8 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 108 km
Sungshan TSA 6 Civ. Paved Yes 8500 108 km
Taoyuan 45 Mil. Paved No 10000 114 km
Chiang Kai Shek International TPE 33 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 117 km
Highway Strip 206 23 0 120 km
Yonaguni OGN 21 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 140 km
Highway Strip 260 30 0 142 km
Chiayi CYI 25 Civ. Paved Yes 10000 147 km
Feng Nin 42 Civ. Paved Yes 7900 160 km
Highway Strip 296 298 9 0 172 km
Kuei Jen 30 0 187 km
Highway Strip 331 334 11 0 193 km
Tainan TNN 19 Mil. Paved Yes 10000 195 km
Pingtung North 29 Mil. Paved No 8000 196 km
Pingtung South 24 Mil. Paved Yes 7800 200 km
Kangshan 10 Mil. Paved No 7500 204 km
Taitung TTT 37 Mil. Paved No 11000 153 km
Green Island GNI 8 Civ. Paved No 3300 159 km
Tso Ying 9 0 209 km
Makung AB MZG 31 Mil. Paved Yes 6500 215 km
Kaohsiung International KHH 9 Civ. Paved Yes 10300 215 km
Hateruma HTR unknown 0 216 km
P Eng Hu 21 0 221 km
Iriomote Jima 12 0 226 km
Orchid Island KYD 10 Civ. Paved No 4500 230 km
Wang An 30 0 234 km
Hengchun HCN 13 Civ. Paved No 3500 247 km
Chi Mei CMJ unknown 0 248 km
Ishigaki ISG 26 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 258 km
15 0 275 km
Matsu South 30 0 285 km
Changle FOC 14 Civ. Paved Yes 11800 286 km
Ma Tsu 13 Civ. Paved No 2900 289 km
24 0 306 km
9 0 316 km
19 0 317 km
Qingyang IQN 21 0 320 km
Jinjiang JJN 6 0 321 km
Shang-Yi KNH 12 Mil. Paved Yes 9800 329 km
Shatou 9 0 337 km
Ta Shan Ting 40 0 349 km
Xiamen / Gaoqi XMN 18 Civ. Paved Yes 8800 362 km
Shimojishima SHI 16 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 363 km
Hirara MMY 45 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 376 km
17 0 409 km
Wenzhou WNZ 4 0 430 km
Luqiaq HYN 9 0 495 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hualien TWHUN Taiwan 13 km
Suao TWSUO Taiwan 59 km
Keelung (Chilung) TWKEL Taiwan 115 km
Taichung TWTXG Taiwan 118 km
Tan Shui Taiwan 123 km
Tai Nan Taiwan 180 km
Tai Tung Taiwan 162 km
An Ping Chiang Taiwan 196 km
Irionote Island Japan 215 km
Kaohsiung TWKHH Taiwan 218 km
Tai Chung Taiwan 220 km
Peng Hu Taiwan 227 km
Lan Yu Island Taiwan 227 km
Ishigaki Japan 256 km
Ishigaki Island Japan 257 km
Matsu Island Taiwan 287 km
Xiuyu China 297 km
Lo Hsing Ta Mao Ti China 304 km
Fuzhou CNFOC China 321 km
Ning Te China 333 km
San Tu Ao China 345 km
Chin Men China 357 km
Xiamen CNXMN China 366 km
Zhangzhou CNZZU China 370 km
Hirara Japan 376 km
Myako Island Japan 388 km
Ku Ao Tou China 403 km
Zhangzhou China 413 km
Jui An China 420 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Guguan Dajiaxi 1961 66 km
Shihmen Tahan 1964 89 km
Mingteh Houlung 1970 95 km
Wushantou Offstream Kuantien 1930 165 km
Tsengwen Tsengwen 1973 148 km
Nagura Nagura Naguragawa 1996 258 km
Maezato Maezato Miyaragawa 1982 261 km
Sokobaru Sokobaru Sokobarugawa 1992 263 km
Jianxin Wanjiaoxi 1974 296 km
Dongzhang Long Jiang 1958 298 km
Dongzhen Mulanxi 1960 311 km
Lingxi Lingxi 1956 312 km
Shanzi Ao Jiang 1996 315 km
Dongxi Chaiqiaotouxi 1980 323 km
Guyang Kuxi 1961 330 km
Wutan Daluoxi 1960 331 km
Shibi Jiuxi 1958 343 km
Houqiao Pengxi 1965 346 km
Shanmei Dongxi 1972 349 km

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