M 5.6 in China on 22 Jul 2013 01:12 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: 5.6M
Depth: 10.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.5692 , 104.1271
Event Date: 22 Jul 2013 01:12 UTC
22 Jul 2013 09:12 Local
Exposed Population:
4811472 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 22 Jul 2013 03:44 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.6 0.6
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
1000770 0.6 22 Jul 2013 01:12 5.6M, 16.1km N/A 4.8 million (in 100km) 02:19 NEIC
1000771 0.6 22 Jul 2013 01:12 5.6M, 10.1km N/A 4.8 million (in 100km) 02:31 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 , Province of Gansu (population 24,790,140) . The nearest places are Tianshui, and Meichuan.

Radius Population
100 km 4.8 million people
75 km 2.9 million people
50 km 1.1 million people
20 km 310000 people
10 km 39000 people
5 km 8100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Gansu China 24.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Meichuan Gansu China Village - 9 km
Tianshui Gansu China Major city 1 million people 148 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
Ljntao 1905 86 km

More information

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