Overall Green Earthquake alert in China on 16 Sep 2015 13:08 UTC

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M 5.2 in China on 16 Sep 2015 13:08 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:	5.2M
Depth:	15.63 Km
Lat/Lon:	24.2221 , 121.8313
Event Date:	16 Sep 2015 13:08 UTC 16 Sep 2015 21:08 Local
Exposed Population:	5997028 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	16 Sep 2015 13:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.4		0.4
	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1097207		0.4	16 Sep 2015 13:08	5.2M, 15.63km	N/A	6 million (in 100km)		00:33	NEIC
1097231		0.4	16 Sep 2015 13:08	5.2M, 17.66km	N/A	8.7 million (in 100km)		04:33	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 Ao-hua, T'ieh-chia-lung-she, Hsin-ch'eng, Nan-ao, Chiu-wu-t'a, Ta-shan, Chi-chia-yang, Hua-lien, Lo-shao, Su-ao, and Tao-yüan.

Radius	Population
100 km	7 million people
75 km	750000 people
50 km	330000 people
20 km	4100 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Taiwan	China	22.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ao-hua	I-lan	Taiwan	Village	-	16 km
T'ieh-chia-lung-she	Hua-lien	Taiwan	City	-	21 km
Hsin-ch'eng	Hua-lien	Taiwan	City	-	23 km
Nan-ao	I-lan	Taiwan	City	-	28 km
Chiu-wu-t'a	I-lan	Taiwan	Village	-	30 km
Ta-shan	Hua-lien	Taiwan	Village	-	32 km
Chi-chia-yang	I-lan	Taiwan	Village	-	34 km
Hua-lien	Hua-lien	Taiwan	Major city	-	36 km
Lo-shao	Hua-lien	Taiwan	Village	-	40 km
Su-ao	I-lan	Taiwan	City	-	41 km
Ch'u-yin	Hua-lien	Taiwan	Village	-	43 km
Jung-shu	Hua-lien	Taiwan	Village	-	44 km
Kuan-yüan	Hua-lien	Taiwan	Village	-	51 km
Chia-li-wan	I-lan	Taiwan	Village	-	51 km
Mi-lo	Hsin-chu	Taiwan	Village	-	51 km
A-li-shih	I-lan	Taiwan	Village	-	51 km
Tu-chang	I-lan	Taiwan	Village	-	54 km
Feng-shan	Hua-lien	Taiwan	Village	-	54 km
Wan-shan-t'ang	Hua-lien	Taiwan	Village	-	55 km
Yü-lan	I-lan	Taiwan	Village	-	56 km
Chieh-hsiao-ts'un	T'ai-chung	Taiwan	Village	-	56 km
Shui-lien	Hua-lien	Taiwan	Village	-	56 km
Sung-pai	T'ai-chung	Taiwan	Village	-	58 km
Feng-lin	Hua-lien	Taiwan	Village	-	61 km
I-lan	I-lan	Taiwan	Major city	-	61 km
Chiu-hsiung-lin	I-lan	Taiwan	Village	-	62 km
Ching-kuan	Nan-t'ou	Taiwan	Village	-	64 km
Chia-lu-lan	Hua-lien	Taiwan	Village	-	64 km
Chien-fan	Hua-lien	Taiwan	Village	-	65 km
Feng-kuang	Hua-lien	Taiwan	Village	-	66 km
Hung-hsiang	T'ai-chung	Taiwan	Village	-	68 km
Ch'ia-la	T'ao-yuan	Taiwan	Village	-	69 km
Pan-ch'iao	T'ai-pei	Taiwan	Major city	-	92 km
Taipei	T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih	Taiwan	Capital	2.5 million people	96 km
Tao-yüan	T'ao-yuan	Taiwan	Major city	-	100 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
Hualien	HUN	16	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9000	31 km
		9				0	57 km
Lishan	LHN	unknown				0	63 km
Lung Tan		241	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	92 km
Pa Kuei		141				0	95 km
Sungshan	TSA	6	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8500	98 km
Sun Moon Lake	SMT	unknown				0	99 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Hualien	TWHUN	Taiwan	33 km
Suao	TWSUO	Taiwan	42 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Guguan	Dajiaxi	1961	83 km
	Shihmen	Tahan	1964	88 km

Nuclear plants

Name	Country	Reactors	Distance
LUNG-MEI	TAIWAN	2	24 km

More information

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