M 4.6 in Southern Xinjiang, China on 27 Aug 2014 14:05 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: 41.73 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.93 , 82.47
Event Date: 27 Aug 2014 14:05 UTC
27 Aug 2014 22:05 Local
Exposed Population:
1368907 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 27 Aug 2014 18:33 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1058885 0 27 Aug 2014 14:05 4.6M, 41.73km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 04:27 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 , Autonomous Region of Xinjiang (population 16,794,560) . The nearest places are and Hei-tzu-erh.

Radius Population
100 km 1.4 million people
75 km 1.1 million people
50 km 530000 people
20 km 8600 people
10 km 2000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Xinjiang China 16.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hei-tzu-erh Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 12 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
Kuqa KCA unknown 46 km
Kuqaxian 1062 49 km

More information

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