M 5.8 in Myanmar on 31 May 2023 11:20 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 5.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 25.1168 , 96.1871
Event Date: 31 May 2023 11:20 UTC
31 May 2023 17:50 Local
Exposed Population: 8 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us7000k58h
Inserted at: 31 May 2023 11:38 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 6.4 (Myanmar)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1.2 1.2
us7000k58h Scaled population (raster) 2.73  
  C1 rapid impact -0.59  
  C2 rapid impact 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.15  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

The green area correspond to areas affected by strong shaking (MMI VI or higher) according to the simulation.


Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1508490 1.2 31 May 2023 11:20 5.8M, 10km 7.07 6 thousand (in MMI>=VII) N/A 00:17 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.

Rapid Impact

The results presented below are calculated with the ShakeMap open source software (USGS) using only earthquake hypocenter information to provide a rapid estimation of the ground motion and shaking intensity without taking into account any instrumental observations or earthquake source scaling laws.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Myanmar ,of Kachin State (population 1,037,585) . The alertlevel for this event is ORANGE

Intensity Population
6400 people
14000 people
240000 people

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Kachin State Myanmar <1000 people
Kachin State Myanmar 20000 people
Sagaing Myanmar 3400 people
Kachin State Myanmar 220000 people
Sagaing Myanmar 21000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sanlaik Kachin Myanmar Village - 3 km
Pahtwe Kachin Myanmar Village - 18 km
Manseim Sagaing Myanmar Village - 25 km
Mangweyang Kachin Myanmar Village - 27 km
Nawku Kachin Myanmar Village - 30 km
Sezin Kachin Myanmar Village - 31 km
Loipaw Kachin Myanmar Village - 34 km
Bilmyo Kachin Myanmar Village - 35 km
Kaungra Kachin Myanmar Village - 36 km
Hopin Kachin Myanmar Village - 38 km
Kwinhe Kachin Myanmar Village - 42 km
Mohnyn Kachin Myanmar Village - 43 km
Pinbaw Kachin Myanmar Village - 44 km
Yebawmi Sagaing Myanmar Village - 49 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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