M 4.7 in China on 19 Jul 2013 10:58 UTC

Hazard models

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: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 47.4654 , 88.9653
Event Date: 19 Jul 2013 10:58 UTC
19 Jul 2013 18:58 Local
Exposed Population:
450144 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 19 Jul 2013 13:23 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1000721 0 19 Jul 2013 10:58 4.7M, 10km N/A 450 thousand (in 100km) 02:25 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 , Autonomous Region of Xinjiang (population 16,794,560) . The nearest places are and Bala Ertix.

Radius Population
100 km 450000 people
75 km 230000 people
50 km 1300 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Xinjiang China 16.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bala Ertix Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 5 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Altay AAT 884 73 km
Fu Yun 823 81 km

More information

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