M 4.7 in Myanmar on 20 Jul 2013 09:14 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: 4.7M
Depth: 102.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 21.9457 , 94.3986
Event Date: 20 Jul 2013 09:14 UTC
20 Jul 2013 15:44 Local
Exposed Population:
2725045 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Jul 2013 11:35 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.8 -0.8
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
1000735 -0.8 20 Jul 2013 09:14 4.7M, 102.3km N/A 2.7 million (in 100km) 02:21 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 Magwe (population 4,104,855) . The nearest places are Mandalay, and Kyaw.

Radius Population
100 km 2.7 million people
75 km 1.2 million people
50 km 390000 people
20 km 23000 people
10 km 6900 people
5 km 2100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Magwe Myanmar 4.1 million people
Sagaing Myanmar 4.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kyaw Sagaing Myanmar Village - 4 km
Mandalay Mandalay Myanmar Major city 1.2 million people 174 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
Gangaw GAW 233 Civ. Unpaved No 3800 37 km
Tilin TIO unknown 44 km

More information

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