M 6.4 in China on 05 Feb 2016 19:57 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 6.4M
Depth: 23 Km
Lat/Lon: 22.8711 , 120.6678
Event Date: 05 Feb 2016 19:57 UTC
06 Feb 2016 03:57 Local
Exposed Population: 2540000 people in MMI
7400000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20004y6h
Inserted at: 05 Feb 2016 21:18 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 1.1 1.1
us20004y6h 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
1118609 1.3 05 Feb 2016 19:57 6.7M, 10km N/A 7.6 million (in 100km) 00:14 NTWC    
1118611 1.1 05 Feb 2016 19:57 6.4M, 10km 7.56 7.4 million (in 100km) 00:26 NEIC
1118615 1.1 05 Feb 2016 19:57 6.4M, 23km 6.25 2.5 million (in MMI>=VII) 01:20 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 , Province of Taiwan (population 22,456,987) . The nearest places are Chang-hua, Tai-nan, Ma-kung, Fweng-y�an, Kao-hsiung, Ping-tung, Tou-liu, Tai-chung, Nan-tou, Hsin-ying, and Chia-jui-pu.

Radius Population
100 km 7.4 million people
75 km 6.3 million people
50 km 4.6 million people
20 km 160000 people
10 km 18000 people
5 km 1600 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Taiwan China 22.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tun-na-tsun Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 6 km
Shao-t'an-k'eng Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 7 km
Ch'ang-jung-ts'un P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 10 km
P'ai-wan-she P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 11 km
Chia-jui-pu P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 12 km
Mei-nung Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 15 km
Ch'�-nu P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 16 km
San-ti P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 18 km
Hsin-liao Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 18 km
Pao-shan-ts'un Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 18 km
Ping-tung P'ing-tung Taiwan Major city - 29 km
Feng-shan Kao-hsiung Taiwan Major city - 42 km
Kao-hsiung Kao-hsiung Chuen-shih Taiwan Major city - 49 km
Tai-nan T'ai-nan Shih Taiwan Major city - 50 km
Hsin-ying T'ai-nan Taiwan Major city - 59 km
Tou-liu Yun-lin Taiwan Major city - 92 km
Nan-tou Nan-t'ou Taiwan Major city - 115 km
Chang-hua Chang-hua Taiwan Major city - 134 km
Ma-kung P'eng-hu Taiwan Major city - 135 km
Tai-chung T'ai-chung Shih Taiwan Major city - 141 km
Fweng-y�an T'ai-chung Taiwan Major city - 150 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
Pingtung North 29 Mil. Paved No 8000 27 km
Pingtung South 24 Mil. Paved Yes 7800 31 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tai Nan Taiwan 39 km
Tai Tung Taiwan 44 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tsengwen Tsengwen 1973 44 km
Wushantou Offstream Kuantien 1930 48 km

More information

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