M 5.2 in China on 20 Apr 2013 20:53 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 124225
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.2M
Depth: 9.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 30.3282 , 103.071
Event Date: 20 Apr 2013 20:53 UTC
21 Apr 2013 04:53 Local
Exposed Population:
9920000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 20 Apr 2013 21:14 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000gcug 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

Children Keep Playing 4/24/2013 8:51:00 PM.

Xie Jingyu, Yang Yi, and Niu Youyi read and play in a relief tent at Lushan Middle School on April 23, mere days after the 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck their hometown, a sign that life at Lushan is gradually returning to normal. The trio
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'Afghan quake, floods kills at least 33' 4/24/2013 8:50:00 PM.

An earthquake in Afghanistan's east and flash floods in the north killed at least 33 people on Wednesday as hundreds of traditional mud-brick homes collapsed, officials said.
China: New webpage reunites families affected by Sichuan earthquake 4/24/2013 8:44:00 PM.

Source: ICRC Country: China 24-04-2013 News Release 13/79 Beijing (ICRC) – The Red Cross Society of China has launched a major operation to rescue and assist people affected by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Sichuan province on 20 Apri
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China: A mix of optimism and anxiety after Sichuan earthquake 4/24/2013 8:44:00 PM.

Source: IFRC Country: China By Kevin Xia in Lushan Almost 200 people died after the earthquake in Sichuan, but the Red Cross was on the scene immediately to provide shelter and psychosocial support to those affected. As Ling Wenjing, 66, re
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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),