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

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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: 6.1M
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 129,762) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
210000 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 170000 people
Taiwan China 6.6 million people
Taiwan China 16 million people
Okinawa Japan 44000 people
Fujian China 820000 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
Pu-li Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 73 km
Ta-lo-ma Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 73 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
Chi-yu-tieh Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 96 km
Hsin-chu Hsin-chu Shih Taiwan Major city - 100 km
Tao-yüan T'ao-yuan Taiwan Major 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
Hsin-chu T'ao-yuan Taiwan Village - 105 km
Hsin-hu-k'ou Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 109 km
Ho-mel Chang-hua Taiwan City - 119 km
Hsi-chou Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 122 km
San-pan-t'ou Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 122 km
Hsi-lo Chang-hua Taiwan City - 128 km
Ting-chuang Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 129 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
Ta-chiang-k'ou Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 74 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
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
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
Chung-li T'ao-yuan Taiwan City - 104 km
Shuang-hsi T'ai-pei 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
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
Ha-li-wei Chia-i Taiwan Village - 115 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
Ta-pang Chia-i Taiwan Village - 118 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
Yün-lin Yun-lin Taiwan City - 123 km
Hsin-i T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 124 km
Tou-liu Yun-lin Taiwan Major city - 124 km
Chin-shan T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 125 km
Lu-kang Chang-hua Taiwan City - 125 km
Ku-keng Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 125 km
Ch'ing-hsi T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 126 km
Shiao-Mei Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 127 km
Kuan-shan T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 127 km
Chih-chih-ya-she Chia-i Taiwan Village - 129 km
San-chih T'ai-pei Taiwan City - 130 km
Tu-ho T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 130 km
T'ien-liao Chia-i Taiwan Village - 131 km
Fu-hsing Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 131 km
Hu-wei Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 133 km
Min-sheng-ts'un Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 133 km
Shih-pu Chia-i Taiwan Village - 134 km
Erh-lin Chang-hua Taiwan City - 134 km
A-hou-liao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 134 km
Chia-i Chia-i Taiwan Village - 136 km
Wang-kung Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 136 km
Kubura Okinawa Japan Village - 137 km
T'u-k'u-chuang Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 138 km
Sha-shan Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 139 km
Hsin-ch'i-liao Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 139 km
Yung-kang T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 140 km
Ting-liao Chia-i Taiwan Village - 141 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
Ao Hu Kou 152 0 106 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
Lung Tan 241 Civ. Paved No 3200 94 km
Pa Kuei 141 0 99 km
Taichung TXG 112 Mil. Paved Yes 5300 102 km
Highway Strip 58 60 120 0 106 km
Ching Chuan Kang AB 203 Mil. Paved No 12000 107 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
Taitung TTT 37 Mil. Paved No 11000 153 km
Green Island GNI 8 Civ. Paved No 3300 159 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
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

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 Tung Taiwan 162 km
Tai Nan Taiwan 180 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

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Guguan Dajiaxi 1961 66 km
Shihmen Tahan 1964 89 km
Mingteh Houlung 1970 95 km
Tsengwen Tsengwen 1973 148 km
Wushantou Offstream Kuantien 1930 165 km
Nagura Nagura Naguragawa 1996 258 km
Maezato Maezato Miyaragawa 1982 261 km
Sokobaru Sokobaru Sokobarugawa 1992 263 km

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