Overall Green Earthquake alert in China on 25 Feb 2003 10:24 UTC

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M 4.6 in China on 25 Feb 2003 10:24 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:	4.6M
Depth:	Km
Lat/Lon:	39.38 , 77.62
Event Date:	25 Feb 2003 10:24 UTC
Exposed Population:
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	01 Jan 1900 00:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
	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
1660		0.5	25 Feb 2003 10:24	4.6M, 10km	N/A	No people affected (in 100km)		-10:-24	NEIC

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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 , Autonomous Region of Xinjiang (population 16,794,560) . The nearest places are Se-li-pu-ya, Serikbuya, Xia Awart, Xia Awat, Shang-a-wa-t'ai, T�mantal, Wu-t-ai, Yantak, Qianjin Sanchang, Ch'ien-chin-san-ch'ang, and Barchuk.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.4 million people
75 km	730000 people
50 km	420000 people
20 km	79000 people
10 km	12000 people
5 km	2100 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Xinjiang	China	16.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Se-li-pu-ya	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	19 km
Serikbuya	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	19 km
Xia Awart	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	19 km
Xia Awat	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	24 km
Shang-a-wa-t'ai	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	33 km
T�mantal	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	35 km
Wu-t-ai	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	38 km
Yantak	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	40 km
Qianjin Sanchang	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	44 km
Ch'ien-chin-san-ch'ang	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	47 km
Aksakmaral	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	52 km
A-pa-tzu	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	53 km
Markit	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	53 km
Mai-kai-t'i	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	55 km
Xekar	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	56 km
Dong Ostang	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	62 km
Barchuk	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	69 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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