M 5.5 in Myanmar on 27 Nov 2015 08:33 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
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: 5.5M
Depth: 22.42 Km
Lat/Lon: 22.4973 , 94.8237
Event Date: 27 Nov 2015 08:33 UTC
27 Nov 2015 15:03 Local
Exposed Population:
3354492 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 27 Nov 2015 08:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 1.4 1.4
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
1108674 1.4 27 Nov 2015 08:33 5.5M, 22.42km N/A 3.4 million (in 100km) 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 Myanmar , Division of Sagaing (population 4,799,735) . The nearest places are Mandalay, and Kanziba.

Radius Population
100 km 3.4 million people
75 km 1.8 million people
50 km 630000 people
20 km 94000 people
10 km 30000 people
5 km 8700 people
2 km 1600 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sagaing Myanmar 4.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kanziba Sagaing Myanmar Village - 4 km
Mandalay Mandalay Myanmar Major city 1.2 million people 142 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
Monywar 91 Civ. Unpaved No 4700 42 km
Gangaw GAW 233 Civ. Unpaved No 3800 80 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kabo Dam Offstream Mu River n/a 89 km

More information

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