Overall Green Earthquake alert in China on 22 Jan 2024 19:36 UTC

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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.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	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 ,of Xinjiang (population 16,794,560) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people
	12000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1548725	78.617/41.198	5.5	10	6.725	22 Jan 2024 19:57	00:20	(new episode)
2	1548725	78.617/41.198	5.5	10	6.725	22 Jan 2024 21:40	02:03	(upd of #1)
3	1548725	78.617/41.198	5.5	10	6.725	23 Jan 2024 19:40	1d 00:03	(upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Xinjiang	China	no people
Xinjiang	China	no people
Xinjiang	China	8700 people
Issyk-Kul'	Kyrgyzstan	no people
Xinjiang	China	380000 people
Issyk-Kul'	Kyrgyzstan	<1000 people
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	<1000 people
Xinjiang	China	6600 people
Issyk-Kul'	Kyrgyzstan	190000 people
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	<1000 people
Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	<1000 people
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
O-ta-le	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	11 km
Hulangshan	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	27 km
A-ho-chi	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	31 km
Wushi	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	51 km
Akqi	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	53 km
Ha-la-chi	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	72 km
Kara-Say	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	76 km
Subexi	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	77 km
Kalpin	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	82 km
Akyar	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	91 km
Aqal	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	98 km
A-ko-ya	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	100 km
Tu-mu-hsiu-ko	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	115 km
Syuttu-Bulak	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	132 km
Svetlaya Dolyana	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	136 km
Barksoon	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	136 km
Pokrovka	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	City	-	137 km
Dzhangyz-Uryuk	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	137 km
Chichkan	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	137 km
Darknan	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	138 km
Dzhety-Ogyuz	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	140 km
Przhevalsk	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	144 km
Teploklyuchenka	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	8800 people	144 km
Tassor	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	145 km
Novovoznesenovka	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	7500 people	154 km
Orlinoye	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	155 km
Koysara	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	157 km
Mikhaylovka	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	8900 people	159 km
Ak-Bulun	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	162 km
Tyup	Issyk-Kul	Kyrgyzstan	City	13000 people	171 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	Elevation (m)	Distance
Pokroyka / Ozero Issyk Kul	2438	137 km
Tamga	1695	138 km
Przhevalsk	1702	147 km
	1607	173 km

More information

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