M 4.7 in Myanmar on 18 Apr 2017 09:13 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 1110563
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 20.7154 , 100.0975
Event Date: 18 Apr 2017 09:13 UTC
18 Apr 2017 15:43 Local
Exposed Population:
1460000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 18 Apr 2017 09:45 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
6.4 (Myanmar)
INFORM Coping capacity list: Myanmar= 6.4; Laos= 6.2; Thailand= 4.1; China= 3.6

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
us10008ijh Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
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Latest media headlines

Be aware, but don’t fear earthquakes: says Burma expert 4/20/2017 8:48:00 AM.

Though small-scale quakes are common in Burma, people should not worry too much about the possibility of a devastating earthquake, Myanmar Earthquake Committee Vice-Chairman Dr. Myo Thant told DVB. “Even though a big earthquake routinely fo
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Mae Sai Residents Awakened by 4.7 Earthquake Near Tachileik Myanmar 4/19/2017 3:58:00 PM.

CHIANG RAI – The National Disaster Warning Centre reported Tuesday that an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit Myanmar about 39 kilometres northeast of Mae Sai district on Tuesday afternoon. Residents Ban Muang Daeng Village s
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Building experts push for higher building standards 4/19/2017 6:44:00 AM.

A woman walks down a street in Port-au-Prince on January 27 following the deadly quake that left the city in ruins. Photo: AFP. Myanmar is at risk if a strong earthquake should strike, and Yangon is within the quake zone, experts are saying
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Govt urged to better regulate the market 4/14/2017 9:52:00 PM.

Improved regulation will further the booming Myanmar property market, though costly land is cutting into potential development, according to speakers at a property summit hosted by Kelvin Chia Yangon last week. Pedestrians pass an advertise
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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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 (41), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),