M 4.9 in Mongolia on 13 Jan 2021 11:10 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: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 51.5674 , 100.2854
Event Date: 13 Jan 2021 11:10 UTC
13 Jan 2021 19:10 Local
Exposed Population:
About 15000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000d801
Inserted at: 13 Jan 2021 11:34 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
5.1 (Mongolia)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Mongolia= 5.1; Russia= 4.6

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000d801 Scaled population (vector) 4.15  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1352714 0 13 Jan 2021 11:10 4.9M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 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 Mongolia , Province of Hovsgol (population 118,950) . The nearest places are T'u-erh-t'u, Burgaasa, Undur, Bokson, Ayerkhan, Kholboty, Khokhorzon, Turugyyn khorsho, Mondy, Gargana, and Dood-Nuur.

Radius Population
100 km 15000 people
75 km 9900 people
50 km 3300 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hovsgol Mongolia 120000 people
Respublika Buryatiya Russian Federation 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
T'u-erh-t'u Hövsgöl Mongolia Village - 26 km
Burgaasa Hövsgöl Mongolia Village - 38 km
Undur Buryatiya Russia Village - 42 km
Bokson Buryatiya Russia Village - 45 km
Ayerkhan Buryatiya Russia Village - 45 km
Kholboty Buryatiya Russia Village - 45 km
Khokhorzon Buryatiya Russia Village - 45 km
Turugyyn khorsho Hövsgöl Mongolia Village - 47 km
Mondy Buryatiya Russia Village - 50 km
Gargana Buryatiya Russia Village - 60 km
Khara-Daban Buryatiya Russia Village - 62 km
Imeni Stalina Buryatiya Russia Village - 65 km
Rinchinlhümbe Hövsgöl Mongolia Village - 67 km
Dood-Nuur Hövsgöl Mongolia Village - 70 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
Hanh 1750 0 33 km

More information

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