M 5.5 in China on 24 Jun 2012 07:59 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: 5.5M
Glide number: EQ-2012-000103-CHN
Depth: 9 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.7669 , 100.768
Event Date: 24 Jun 2012 07:59 UTC
24 Jun 2012 15:59 Local
Exposed Population: About 44000 people in MMI
810000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usp000jn65
Inserted at: 21 Feb 2018 10:24 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
usp000jn65 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
117729 0.4 24 Jun 2012 07:59 5.5M, 9km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 2068d 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 , Province of Sichuan (population 118,811,800) . The nearest places are Zuosuo, Ta-lan, Shan-kua, Cha-shih, Ba'erqiao, Ninglang, Ka-hsi-po, Sanjiangkou, Yingpan, Tu-cha, and Chin-mien-ts'un.

Radius Population
100 km 810000 people
75 km 490000 people
50 km 150000 people
20 km 51000 people
10 km 21000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sichuan China 118.8 million people
Yunnan China 41 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Zuosuo Sichuan China Village - 6 km
Ta-lan Yunnan China Village - 12 km
Shan-kua Sichuan China Village - 13 km
Cha-shih Yunnan China Village - 18 km
Ba'erqiao Yunnan China Village - 30 km
Ninglang Sichuan China Village - 37 km
Ka-hsi-po Yunnan China Village - 38 km
Sanjiangkou Yunnan China Village - 38 km
Yingpan Yunnan China Village - 38 km
Tu-cha Sichuan China Village - 44 km
Wa-ch'ang Sichuan China Village - 45 km
San-chiang-k'ou Yunnan China Village - 46 km
Bowa Sichuan China Village - 48 km
Zhongxincun Sichuan China Village - 49 km
Daxing Yunnan China Village - 51 km
Zhongcun Yunnan China Village - 53 km
Muli Sichuan China Village - 53 km
Yaya Sichuan China Village - 54 km
Sihe Sichuan China Village - 58 km
Ma-la-pu Sichuan China Village - 59 km
Ninglang Yunnan China Village - 59 km
Ningli Yunnan China Village - 61 km
Kamong Sichuan China Village - 61 km
Yantang Sichuan China Village - 62 km
Dongnyi Sichuan China Village - 63 km
Mingyin Yunnan China Village - 67 km
Chin-mien-ts'un Yunnan China Village - 68 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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