M 4.7 in India from 12 Mar 2008 03:18 UTC to 03:18

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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 44 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.25 , 96.94
Event Date: 12 Mar 2008 03:18 UTC
12 Mar 2008 08:48 Local
Exposed Population:
230000 people within 100km
Source: GEOFON
Inserted at: 12 Mar 2008 05:04 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
GEOFON 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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
36136 0.5 12 Mar 2008 03:18 4.7M, 44km N/A 230 thousand (in 100km) 01:45 GEOFON
36137 0.5 12 Mar 2008 03:18 4.7M, 20.1km N/A 140 thousand (in 100km) 02:00 NEIC
36146 0.5 12 Mar 2008 03:18 4.7M, 40km N/A 170 thousand (in 100km) 05:21 EMSC
36166 0.5 12 Mar 2008 03:18 4.6M, 36.7km N/A 140 thousand (in 100km) 20:15 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 India , State of Arunachal Pradesh (population 909,143) . The nearest places are and Kumki.

Radius Population
100 km 250000 people
75 km 110000 people
50 km 60000 people
20 km 4700 people
10 km 1800 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Arunachal Pradesh India 910000 people
Kachin State Myanmar 1 million people
Sagaing Myanmar 4.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kumki Arunachal Pradesh India Village - 6 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
Putao PBU 457 Civ. Paved No 7000 47 km

More information

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