M 5.5 in China on 22 Jan 2024 19:36 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: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.1979 , 78.6168
Event Date: 22 Jan 2024 19:36 UTC
23 Jan 2024 03:36 Local
Exposed Population: 9 thousand in MMI&>=V
Source: NEIC us7000lt0j
Inserted at: 22 Jan 2024 19:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.5 (Kyrgyzstan)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Kyrgyzstan= 4.5; China= 3.6

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000lt0j Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1548725 0 22 Jan 2024 19:36 5.5M, 10km 6.72 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 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.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in China , Autonomous Region of Xinjiang (population 4,717) . The nearest places are O-ta-le, Kulansarak, Hulangshan, A-ho-chi, Akqi, Wushi, Outch-tourfan, Agche, and Akshiyrak.

Radius Population
100 km 280000 people
75 km 170000 people
50 km 57000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Xinjiang China 4700 people
Issyk-Kul' Kyrgyzstan <1000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
O-ta-le Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 15 km
Kulansarak Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 25 km
Hulangshan Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 29 km
A-ho-chi Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 32 km
Akqi Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 51 km
Wushi Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 54 km
Outch-tourfan Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 58 km
Agche Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 63 km
Akshiyrak Issyk-Kul Kyrgyzstan Village - 68 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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