M 6.3 in Taiwan Region on 09 May 2022 06:23 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: 6.3M
Depth: 27.02 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.0222 , 122.5011
Event Date: 09 May 2022 06:23 UTC
09 May 2022 14:23 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI V
300 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us7000h82f
Inserted at: 09 May 2022 06:44 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us7000h82f Scaled population (vector) 0 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 1      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1442367 0 09 May 2022 06:23 6.3M, 27.02km 4.67 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 00:21 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 off shore.

Radius Population
100 km 250000 people
75 km 1700 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kubura Okinawa Japan Village - 67 km
Hua-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Major city - 94 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
Yonaguni OGN 21 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 70 km
Hualien HUN 16 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 92 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hualien TWHUN Taiwan 91 km
Suao TWSUO Taiwan 96 km

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
LUNG-MEI TAIWAN 2 94 km

More information

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