M 5.5 in China on 04 Feb 2018 14:10 UTC

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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: 5.5M
Depth: 9.48 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.1355 , 121.7578
Event Date: 04 Feb 2018 14:10 UTC
04 Feb 2018 22:10 Local
Exposed Population: 4560000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000cfns
Inserted at: 04 Feb 2018 14:57 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000cfns Scaled population (vector) -8  
  C1 shakemap -0.37  
  C2 shakemap 0.76  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.82  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1197297 0 04 Feb 2018 14:10 5.5M, 9.48km 4.35 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:46 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 1,722) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
29000 people
12.7 million people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1197297 24.136/121.758 5.5 9.48 5.3 04 Feb 2018 14:58 00:47 (new episode)
2 0 1197297 24.136/121.758 5.5 9.48 5.15 04 Feb 2018 16:14 02:03 (upd of #1)
3 0 1197297 24.14/121.756 5.5 9.9 5.4 04 Feb 2018 17:34 03:23 (upd of #2)
4 0 1197297 24.137/121.754 4.9 9.63 4.35 05 Feb 2018 22:33 1d 08:22 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Taiwan China 1700 people
Taiwan China 510000 people
Taiwan China 21.8 million people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
T'ieh-chia-lung-she Hua-lien Taiwan City - 12 km
Hsin-ch'eng Hua-lien Taiwan City - 13 km
Ta-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 20 km
Ao-hua I-lan Taiwan Village - 22 km
Hua-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Major city - 24 km
Ch'u-yin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 31 km
Jung-shu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 32 km
Lo-shao Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 33 km
Nan-ao I-lan Taiwan City - 38 km
Feng-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 42 km
Shui-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 44 km
Feng-lin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 49 km
Su-ao I-lan Taiwan City - 52 km
Chia-lu-lan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 52 km
Feng-kuang Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 54 km
Sha-lao Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 62 km
I-lan I-lan Taiwan Major city - 70 km
Mi-lo Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 51 km
Sung-pai T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 52 km
Tu-chang I-lan Taiwan Village - 57 km
Yü-lan I-lan Taiwan Village - 62 km
Feng-pin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 64 km
Fu-min Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 75 km
Shih-ti-ping Hua-lien Taiwan City - 78 km
Ha-lung-t'ai T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 80 km
Ta-chiang-k'ou Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 80 km
Ta-lo-ma Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 81 km
Tou-cheng I-lan Taiwan City - 81 km
Tao-k'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 83 km
Pu-li Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 84 km
Hsin-le-ts'un Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 84 km
Shih-tzu-t'ou T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 85 km
Chang-yüan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 85 km
Nei-wan Hsin-chu Taiwan City - 86 km
Sung-pu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 87 km
Lu-hu Miao-li Taiwan Village - 87 km
Yu-chih Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 88 km
San-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 89 km
Ta-p'ing T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 90 km
T'ai-kao-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 93 km
Pa-she-pu Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 93 km
Hsin-tien T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih Taiwan City - 95 km
Chia-tsou-wan Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 96 km
Ch'e-ch'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 97 km
Chu-kao-wu Miao-li Taiwan Village - 98 km
Chih-hu Miao-li Taiwan Village - 98 km
Pan-ch'iao T'ai-pei Taiwan Major city - 99 km
Shui-li Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 100 km
Shuang-hsi T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 100 km
Yü-li Hua-lien Taiwan City - 100 km
Ying-ko T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 100 km
Chi-yu-tieh Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 101 km
San-wan Hsin-chu Shih Taiwan City - 101 km
Shih-kang T'ai-chung Taiwan City - 102 km
Taipei T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih Taiwan Capital 2.5 million people 103 km
Tao-yüan T'ao-yuan Taiwan Major city - 104 km
Hsin-chu Hsin-chu Shih Taiwan Major city - 105 km
Ming-te Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 105 km
Cho-ch'ing-ts'un Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 105 km
Hsin-chu T'ao-yuan Taiwan Village - 105 km
Chung-li T'ao-yuan Taiwan City - 106 km
Pei-shih-k'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 106 km
Miao-li Miao-li Taiwan Major city - 106 km
Chu-nan Hsin-chu Shih Taiwan City - 107 km
Wu-shih Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 107 km
Tung-pu Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 107 km
Hsin-i Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 107 km
Tai-chung-hsien T'ai-chung Taiwan City - 107 km
Fweng-yüan T'ai-chung Taiwan Major city - 107 km
Wei-she T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 108 km
Chi-lung Chi-lung Shih Taiwan City 400000 people 109 km
Chung-hsing-hsin-ts'un Nan-t'ou Taiwan City - 110 km
Ch'ien-tzu-chiao Hsin-chu Shih Taiwan Village - 110 km
Tai-chung T'ai-chung Shih Taiwan Major city - 111 km
Lu-ku-hsiang Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 111 km
Ts'ao-t'un Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 111 km
Shui-wei Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 111 km
Lin-kou T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 111 km
Kuang-hsing-ts'un Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 112 km
Hsin-hu-k'ou Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 112 km
Nan-tou Nan-t'ou Taiwan Major city - 113 km
Shih-p'o-hsia T'ao-yuan Taiwan Village - 114 km
San Hsien Tai T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 115 km
Yüan-li Miao-li Taiwan City - 116 km
Ta-pu Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 116 km
Wan-li T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 116 km
Tung-hsiao Miao-li Taiwan City - 117 km
Chung-fu T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 118 km
Hai huang T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 118 km
Chu-wei-tzu Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 118 km
Tan-shui T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih Taiwan City - 118 km
Fu-li T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 119 km
Ta-jen-tung Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 120 km
Cheng-kung T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 120 km
Chin-shan T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 121 km
Ching-shui T'ai-chung Taiwan City - 122 km
Kuan-yin T'ao-yuan Taiwan Village - 122 km
Yuan Lin Chang-hua Taiwan City - 124 km
Tien-chung Chang-hua Taiwan City - 124 km
Hsia-wei-liao Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 125 km
Chang-hua Chang-hua Taiwan Major city - 125 km
Ha-li-wei Chia-i Taiwan Village - 125 km
T'ung-t'ou Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 126 km
Kubura Okinawa Japan Village - 126 km
Ch'ih-shang T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 127 km
San-chih T'ai-pei Taiwan City - 128 km
Ta-pang Chia-i Taiwan Village - 129 km
Shui-chui T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 129 km
Ho-mel Chang-hua Taiwan City - 129 km
Pei-tou Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 129 km
Hsin-i T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 131 km
Ta-t'u-t'ou Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 133 km
Ch'ing-hsi T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 133 km
Hsi-chou Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 133 km
San-pan-t'ou Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 133 km
Yün-lin Yun-lin Taiwan City - 134 km
Tou-liu Yun-lin Taiwan Major city - 135 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 19 km
9 0 66 km
Lishan LHN unknown 0 56 km
Sun Moon Lake SMT unknown 0 88 km
Lung Tan 241 Civ. Paved No 3200 95 km
Pa Kuei 141 0 99 km
Sungshan TSA 6 Civ. Paved Yes 8500 106 km
Highway Strip 58 60 120 0 108 km
Ao Hu Kou 152 0 109 km
Hsinchu HSZ 8 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 112 km
Taichung TXG 112 Mil. Paved Yes 5300 112 km
Taoyuan 45 Mil. Paved No 10000 114 km
Ching Chuan Kang AB 203 Mil. Paved No 12000 116 km
Chiang Kai Shek International TPE 33 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 117 km
Yonaguni OGN 21 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 129 km
Highway Strip 206 23 0 130 km
Highway Strip 260 30 0 152 km
Chiayi CYI 25 Civ. Paved Yes 10000 158 km
Green Island GNI 8 Civ. Paved No 3300 165 km
Highway Strip 296 298 9 0 183 km
Kuei Jen 30 0 198 km
Highway Strip 331 334 11 0 204 km
Tainan TNN 19 Mil. Paved Yes 10000 206 km
Pingtung North 29 Mil. Paved No 8000 206 km
Pingtung South 24 Mil. Paved Yes 7800 209 km
Kangshan 10 Mil. Paved No 7500 214 km
Tso Ying 9 0 219 km
Kaohsiung International KHH 9 Civ. Paved Yes 10300 225 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hualien TWHUN Taiwan 21 km
Suao TWSUO Taiwan 53 km
Keelung (Chilung) TWKEL Taiwan 111 km
Tan Shui Taiwan 122 km
Taichung TWTXG Taiwan 127 km
Tai Nan Taiwan 190 km
An Ping Chiang Taiwan 206 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Guguan Dajiaxi 1961 76 km
Shihmen Tahan 1964 91 km
Mingteh Houlung 1970 101 km
Wushantou Offstream Kuantien 1930 175 km

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