M 5.5 in China on 19 Sep 2022 02:07 UTC

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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
Depth: 13.006 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.4025 , 121.408
Event Date: 19 Sep 2022 02:07 UTC
19 Sep 2022 10:07 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VII
Few people affected (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us7000i96l
Inserted at: 19 Sep 2022 02:28 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 3.6 (Taiwan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000i96l Scaled population (raster) 2.03  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.82  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1462820 0 19 Sep 2022 02:07 5.5M, 13.006km 6.49 501 (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 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 ,of Taiwan (population 27,056) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
<1000 people
54000 people
63000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1462820 23.402/121.408 5.5 13.0 6.577 19 Sep 2022 02:28 00:20 (new episode)
2 0 1462820 23.402/121.408 5.5 13.0 6.577 19 Sep 2022 02:37 00:30 (upd of #1)
3 0 1462820 23.402/121.408 5.5 13.0 6.577 19 Sep 2022 04:13 02:06 (upd of #2)
4 0 1462820 23.402/121.408 5.5 13.0 6.577 20 Sep 2022 02:40 1d 00:32 (upd of #3)
5 0 1462820 23.374/121.446 5.5 9.0 6.487 27 Sep 2022 23:51 8d 21:44 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Taiwan China 34000 people
Taiwan China 27000 people
Taiwan China 9.3 million people
Taiwan China 9.8 million people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sung-pu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 5 km
Chang-yüan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 6 km
T'ai-kao-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 6 km
San-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 8 km
Ta-chiang-k'ou Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 10 km
Chia-tsou-wan Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 10 km
Ta-lo-ma Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 10 km
Shih-ti-ping Hua-lien Taiwan City - 12 km
Yü-li Hua-lien Taiwan City - 13 km
Fu-min Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 18 km
Cho-ch'ing-ts'un Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 18 km
Wu-shih Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 19 km
Feng-pin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 24 km
San Hsien Tai T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 28 km
Sha-lao Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 28 km
Fu-li T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 31 km
Cheng-kung T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 33 km
Chia-lu-lan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 36 km
Feng-kuang Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 38 km
Ch'ih-shang T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 38 km
Shui-chui T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 40 km
Hsin-i T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 42 km
Ch'ing-hsi T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 44 km
Feng-lin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 45 km
Shui-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 45 km
Kuan-shan T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 47 km
Tu-ho T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 49 km
Feng-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 51 km
Tung-pu Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 53 km
A-hou-liao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 54 km
Yung-kang T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 59 km
Hsin-i Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 61 km
Ch'u-yin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 62 km
Jung-shu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 63 km
Fu-hsing Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 66 km
Ming-te Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 66 km
Pa-she-pu Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 66 km
Hua-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Major city - 67 km
Ta-pang Chia-i Taiwan Village - 69 km
Ch'u-lu T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 69 km
Lu-ku-hsiang Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 70 km
Tao-k'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 71 km
Chi-hsing T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 71 km
Ta-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 73 km
Ha-li-wei Chia-i Taiwan Village - 73 km
Min-sheng-ts'un Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 73 km
Yu-chih Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 73 km
Ch'e-ch'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 74 km
Shui-li Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 74 km
Ko-la Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 75 km
Tai-tung T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 76 km
Kuang-hsing-ts'un Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 77 km
Pu-li Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 78 km
Chih-chih-ya-she Chia-i Taiwan Village - 78 km
Ta-jen-tung Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 79 km
Pei-shih-k'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 80 km
Ta-nan T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 80 km
Nan-liao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 81 km
T'ung-t'ou Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 82 km
Shih-tzu-t'ou T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 83 km
Lao-nung Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 84 km
Shui-wei Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 84 km
Hai-shen-p'ing T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 84 km
Pao-shan-ts'un Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 84 km
Hsin-ch'eng Hua-lien Taiwan City - 84 km
Chu-wei-tzu Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 85 km
Ta-pu Chia-i Taiwan Village - 85 km
Chien-ho T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 85 km
T'ieh-chia-lung-she Hua-lien Taiwan City - 87 km
Shih-pu Chia-i Taiwan Village - 89 km
Lo-shao Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 90 km
T'ien-liao Chia-i Taiwan Village - 90 km
Shiao-Mei Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 90 km
Tun-na-tsun Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 91 km
Hsia-wei-liao Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 91 km
Ku-keng Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 92 km
Chia-hsien-pu Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 92 km
Nan-tou Nan-t'ou Taiwan Major city - 94 km
Chung-hsing-hsin-ts'un Nan-t'ou Taiwan City - 94 km
Ta-p'ing T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 95 km
La-chia T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 95 km
Tou-liu Yun-lin Taiwan Major city - 96 km
Yün-lin Yun-lin Taiwan City - 96 km
Sung-pai T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 96 km
Tai-ma T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 97 km
Ha-lung-t'ai T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 98 km
Ts'ao-t'un Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 99 km
Chia-i Chia-i Taiwan City - 99 km
Tien-chung Chang-hua Taiwan City - 99 km
Shan-tzu-ting T'ai-nan Taiwan Village - 99 km
Ch'ü-nu P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 100 km
Shao-t'an-k'eng Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 101 km
P'ai-wan-she P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 101 km
San-pan-t'ou Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 101 km
Chia-i Chia-i Taiwan Village - 101 km
Hsin-ts'o T'ai-nan Taiwan Village - 103 km
Yü-ching T'ai-nan Taiwan Village - 103 km
Pei-shih-k'eng T'ai-nan Taiwan Village - 103 km
Ting-liao Chia-i Taiwan Village - 104 km
Tung-shan T'ai-nan Taiwan Village - 104 km
Pei-tou Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 104 km
Shui-Shan Chia-i Taiwan Village - 104 km
Ch'ang-jung-ts'un P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 106 km
Ta-pu Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 106 km
Hu-wei Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 106 km
Mei-nung Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 106 km
Hsi-chou Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 107 km
Yuan Lin Chang-hua Taiwan City - 107 km
Chia-jui-pu P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 107 km
Hsi-lo Chang-hua Taiwan City - 107 km
Kuo-i T'ai-nan Taiwan Village - 109 km
T'u-k'u-chuang Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 109 km
K'ou-she-liao T'ai-nan Taiwan Village - 111 km
T'an-tzu-ch'ien Chia-i Taiwan Village - 111 km
Tai-chung T'ai-chung Shih Taiwan Major city - 111 km
Kuan-t'ien T'ai-nan Taiwan Village - 113 km
Hsin-ying T'ai-nan Taiwan Major city - 113 km
Hsin-liao Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 102 km
Chieh-ta-ts'un T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 107 km
Chin-lun T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 107 km
Ao-hua I-lan Taiwan Village - 108 km
San-ti P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 110 km
K'o-la-p'a-yang T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 110 km
Chi-shan Kao-hsiung Taiwan City - 111 km
Hsiao-wu-shan Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 113 km
Mi-lo Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 114 km
Hsia-ta-chi T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 115 km
Chia-p'ing P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 116 km
Fweng-yüan T'ai-chung Taiwan Major city - 116 km
Shih-kang T'ai-chung Taiwan City - 117 km
Tai-chung-hsien T'ai-chung Taiwan City - 118 km
Shang-fan T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 118 km
Ta-p'ing-ting P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 122 km
Ku-lou P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 123 km
Cho-chia-la T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 125 km
Ta-niao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 125 km
Wei-she T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 125 km
Nan-ao I-lan Taiwan City - 125 km
Sha-shan Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 126 km
Chu-kao-wu Miao-li Taiwan Village - 127 km
T'ai-hsi Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 127 km
Ta-shu P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 129 km
Ching-shui T'ai-chung Taiwan City - 129 km
Tu-chang I-lan Taiwan Village - 130 km
Li-chi-li-chi-she P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 131 km
Sa-ti Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 131 km
Shih-t'ou P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 132 km
Lu-hu Miao-li Taiwan Village - 132 km
Ta-wu T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 135 km
Hai huang T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 136 km
Chung-ho Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 137 km
Yüan-li Miao-li Taiwan City - 137 km
Miao-li Miao-li Taiwan Major city - 139 km
Su-ao I-lan Taiwan City - 139 km
K'o-tzu-liao Kao-hsiung Chuen-shih Taiwan Village - 140 km
Nei-wen P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 140 km
Chih-hu Miao-li Taiwan Village - 140 km
Shui-ti-liao P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 140 km
Kuei-shan Kao-hsiung Chuen-shih Taiwan Village - 141 km
I-jen P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 141 km
Yü-lan I-lan Taiwan Village - 142 km
Tung-hsiao Miao-li Taiwan City - 142 km
Chia-ho-ts'un P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 144 km
Hsu-hai P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 145 km
Hou-ta-ts'o Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 145 km
Kao-hsiung Kao-hsiung Chuen-shih Taiwan Major city - 145 km
Nei-wan Hsin-chu Taiwan City - 146 km
Ta-lin-pu Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 147 km
San-wan Hsin-chu Shih Taiwan City - 147 km
I-la-la-la-k'ou T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 147 km
Fang-shan P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 148 km
Hsin-le-ts'un Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 148 km
Yeh-yu T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 150 km
Chia-hsin P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 150 km
Chu-nan Hsin-chu Shih Taiwan City - 150 km
Chiang tzu P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 150 km
Mu-tan P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 151 km
Hung-t'on T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 152 km
Chi-yu-tieh Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 153 km
Feng-chiang P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 153 km
Hsin-chu Hsin-chu Shih Taiwan Major city - 154 km
I-lan I-lan Taiwan Major city - 155 km
Pa-yao-lu P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 156 km
Ch'ien-tzu-chiao Hsin-chu Shih Taiwan Village - 157 km
Liu-chiu Hsu P'ing-tung Taiwan City - 158 km
Kuo-ch'i P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 164 km
Che-cheng P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 164 km
She-liao P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 166 km
Hsieh-ma-li P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 166 km
Tou-cheng I-lan Taiwan City - 167 km
Heng-chjun P'ing-tung Taiwan City - 169 km
Hsin-hu-k'ou Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 171 km
Chung-li T'ao-yuan Taiwan City - 173 km
Pan-ch'iao T'ai-pei Taiwan Major city - 175 km
Taipei T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih Taiwan Capital 2.5 million people 181 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Taitung TTT 37 Mil. Paved No 11000 72 km
Sun Moon Lake SMT unknown 0 72 km
Hualien HUN 16 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 72 km
Feng Nin 42 Civ. Paved Yes 7900 78 km
Green Island GNI 8 Civ. Paved No 3300 81 km
Lishan LHN unknown 0 96 km
Highway Strip 260 30 0 104 km
Chiayi CYI 25 Civ. Paved Yes 10000 104 km
Highway Strip 206 23 0 112 km
Highway Strip 296 298 9 0 120 km
Pingtung North 29 Mil. Paved No 8000 123 km
Kuei Jen 30 0 124 km
Pingtung South 24 Mil. Paved Yes 7800 126 km
Highway Strip 331 334 11 0 129 km
Tainan TNN 19 Mil. Paved Yes 10000 133 km
Kangshan 10 Mil. Paved No 7500 136 km
Tso Ying 9 0 139 km
Taichung TXG 112 Mil. Paved Yes 5300 116 km
Ching Chuan Kang AB 203 Mil. Paved No 12000 125 km
Kaohsiung International KHH 9 Civ. Paved Yes 10300 142 km
9 0 151 km
Orchid Island KYD 10 Civ. Paved No 4500 153 km
Lung Tan 241 Civ. Paved No 3200 162 km
Hsinchu HSZ 8 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 164 km
Hengchun HCN 13 Civ. Paved No 3500 166 km
Ao Hu Kou 152 0 167 km
Highway Strip 58 60 120 0 174 km
Sungshan TSA 6 Civ. Paved Yes 8500 185 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hualien TWHUN Taiwan 69 km
Tai Tung Taiwan 81 km
Tai Nan Taiwan 117 km
Taichung TWTXG Taiwan 130 km
An Ping Chiang Taiwan 136 km
Suao TWSUO Taiwan 140 km
Kaohsiung TWKHH Taiwan 147 km
Lan Yu Island Taiwan 150 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tsengwen Tsengwen 1973 91 km
Guguan Dajiaxi 1961 98 km
Wushantou Offstream Kuantien 1930 109 km
Mingteh Houlung 1970 141 km
Shihmen Tahan 1964 157 km

Nuclear plants

Intensity Name Country Reactors Distance
LUNG-MEI TAIWAN 2 117 km
MAANSHAN TAIWAN 2 173 km

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