M 4.7 in China on 22 Jul 2013 00:09 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1000599
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 9.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.5451 , 104.5406
Event Date: 22 Jul 2013 00:09 UTC
22 Jul 2013 08:09 Local
Exposed Population:
6444637 people within 100km
Inserted at: 22 Jul 2013 03:08 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 1359 | About casualties: 374 | Last hour: 0

Equipos evacúan a sobrevivientes de sismo en ChinaTue, 23 Jul 2013 19:41:00 +0200.

Las lluvias intensas podrían afectar durante los próximos días el noroeste del país, lo que complicaría las tareas de rescate
Time to prepare for Alpine Fault quakeTue, 23 Jul 2013 19:39:00 +0200.

The faultline behind the swarm of quakes in central New Zealand may be much longer than previously realised and therefore capable of larger quakes. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research is heading into Cook Strait tomorro
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China quake death toll more than doublesTue, 23 Jul 2013 19:39:00 +0200.

THE death toll from a 6.6 magnitude earthquake in China’s western Gansu province yesterday more than doubled to 54 people, the municipal government said, with hundreds injured as many homes in affected areas collapsed. The quake hit Minxian
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Ban expresses condolences following deadly earthquake in north-west Ch ... Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:38:00 +0200.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his deepest condolences following the earthquake that struck China’s north-west Gansu province and resulted in numerous deaths and injuries. Read more › The post Ban expresses condolences followin
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (40), (3), NEIC (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),