M 4.5 in China on 29 Apr 2015 22:10 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.4134 , 87.2704
Event Date: 29 Apr 2015 22:10 UTC
30 Apr 2015 06:10 Local
Exposed Population:
192725 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Apr 2015 22:41 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
1078252 0 29 Apr 2015 22:10 4.5M, 10km N/A 190 thousand (in 100km) 00:30 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 Xizang (population 2,433,427) . The nearest places are and Lo-chun.

Radius Population
100 km 190000 people
75 km 88000 people
50 km 48000 people
20 km 7600 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Xizang China 2.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lo-chun Xizang (Tibet) China Village - 16 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
Lukla LUA unknown 96 km

More information

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