M 6.6 in China on 05 Sep 2022 04:52 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 6.6M
Glide number: EQ-2022-000303-CHN
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 29.7263 , 102.279
Event Date: 05 Sep 2022 04:52 UTC
05 Sep 2022 12:52 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VIII
20 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us7000i59t
Inserted at: 05 Sep 2022 05:14 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1.6 1.6
us7000i59t Scaled population (raster) 3.09  
  C1 shakemap -0.37  
  C2 shakemap 0.76  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.82  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1460213 1.5 05 Sep 2022 04:52 6.5M, 10km 6.94 20 thousand (in 100km) 00:08 GEOFON
1460216 1.6 05 Sep 2022 04:52 6.6M, 10km 7.56 20 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 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 in China , Province of Sichuan (population 110,755) . The nearest places are Leng-ch'i, Moxi, Te-t'o, Detuo, Yidong, Luding, Jagsamka, Menghugang, Sipingchang, Han-yuan-chieh, and A-chia-tsung.

Radius Population
100 km 1.9 million people
75 km 1 million people
50 km 430000 people
20 km 66000 people
10 km 30000 people
5 km 4300 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sichuan China 110000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Leng-ch'i Sichuan China Village - 13 km
Moxi Sichuan China Village - 17 km
Te-t'o Sichuan China Village - 18 km
Detuo Sichuan China Village - 18 km
Yidong Sichuan China Village - 21 km
Luding Sichuan China City - 22 km
Jagsamka Sichuan China Village - 24 km
Menghugang Sichuan China Village - 35 km
Sipingchang Sichuan China Village - 36 km
Han-yuan-chieh Sichuan China City - 37 km
Vasögou Sichuan China Village - 39 km
Jiuxiangzhen Sichuan China Village - 42 km
Dardo Sichuan China Village - 43 km
Anshunchang Sichuan China Village - 44 km
Liu-yang Sichuan China Village - 45 km
Xinmin Sichuan China Village - 47 km
Huatan Sichuan China Village - 50 km
Tsai-yang Sichuan China Village - 50 km
Tzu-shih Sichuan China Village - 53 km
Erdaoqiao Sichuan China Village - 53 km
Shimian Sichuan China City - 54 km
Yingjing Sichuan China City - 55 km
Hanyuan Sichuan China City - 57 km
Mo-hsi-mien Sichuan China Village - 58 km
Caluo Sichuan China Village - 59 km
Dashu Sichuan China Village - 59 km
Fulin Sichuan China Major city 1 million people 59 km
Tianquan Sichuan China City - 60 km
Hsing-ching Sichuan China Village - 62 km
Shih-yang Sichuan China City - 63 km
Hsin-min Sichuan China Village - 63 km
Chin-t'ang Sichuan China Village - 64 km
Tsui-lai Sichuan China Village - 64 km
T'ien-ch'üan Sichuan China Village - 65 km
Duiyan Sichuan China Village - 67 km
A-chia-tsung Sichuan China Village - 68 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Zonggangshan Trib. Qingyi Jiang n/a 95 km

More information

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