M 6 in China on 20 Jun 2022 01:05 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: 6.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.6569 , 121.46
Event Date: 20 Jun 2022 01:05 UTC
20 Jun 2022 09:05 Local
Exposed Population: About 24000 people in MMI
20 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us7000him8
Inserted at: 20 Jun 2022 01:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 3.6 (Taiwan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
us7000him8 Scaled population (raster) 3.26  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.82  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1449480 0.4 20 Jun 2022 01:05 6M, 10km 7.38 20 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:22 NEIC
1449512 0.3 20 Jun 2022 01:05 5.9M, 8km 7.3 10 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 04:20 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 Taiwan (population 13,803) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
25000 people
46000 people
240000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0.4 1449480 23.657/121.46 6.0 10.0 7.384 20 Jun 2022 01:26 00:21 (new episode)
2 0.4 1449480 23.657/121.46 6.0 10.0 7.383 20 Jun 2022 01:40 00:35 (upd of #1)
3 0.4 1449512 23.657/121.46 6.0 10.0 7.383 20 Jun 2022 03:10 02:05 (new episode)
4 0.3 1449512 23.65/121.484 5.9 8.0 7.287 20 Jun 2022 05:28 04:23 (upd of #3)
5 0.3 1449512 23.65/121.484 5.9 8.0 7.287 20 Jun 2022 15:40 14:35 (upd of #4)
6 0.3 1449512 23.65/121.484 5.9 8.0 7.287 21 Jun 2022 01:40 1d 00:35 (upd of #5)
7 0.3 1449512 23.655/121.472 5.9 8.0 7.301 27 Jun 2022 06:50 7d 05:45 (upd of #6)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Taiwan China 14000 people
Taiwan China 29000 people
Taiwan China 180000 people
Taiwan China 16 million people
Taiwan China 6.5 million people
Fujian China 410000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sha-lao Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 1 km
Feng-pin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 8 km
Chia-lu-lan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 10 km
Feng-kuang Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 10 km
Fu-min Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 14 km
Feng-lin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 16 km
Shui-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 17 km
Ta-lo-ma Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 20 km
Shih-ti-ping Hua-lien Taiwan City - 20 km
Feng-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 22 km
Ta-chiang-k'ou Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 22 km
Sung-pu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 26 km
Chang-yüan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 27 km
San-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 28 km
T'ai-kao-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 32 km
Ch'u-yin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 33 km
Jung-shu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 35 km
Chia-tsou-wan Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 37 km
Hua-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Major city - 38 km
Yü-li Hua-lien Taiwan City - 39 km
Ta-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 44 km
Cho-ch'ing-ts'un Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 44 km
Wu-shih Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 48 km
Hsin-ch'eng Hua-lien Taiwan City - 55 km
Tao-k'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 56 km
San Hsien Tai T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 56 km
Tung-pu Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 56 km
Pa-she-pu Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 57 km
Fu-li T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 58 km
T'ieh-chia-lung-she Hua-lien Taiwan City - 58 km
Yu-chih Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 60 km
Hsin-i Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 61 km
Lo-shao Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 61 km
Cheng-kung T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 61 km
Pu-li Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 62 km
Ming-te Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 63 km
Ch'e-ch'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 64 km
Shui-li Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 66 km
Ch'ih-shang T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 66 km
Shih-tzu-t'ou T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 66 km
Shui-chui T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 68 km
Lu-ku-hsiang Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 69 km
Sung-pai T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 70 km
Hsin-i T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 71 km
Pei-shih-k'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 72 km
Ch'ing-hsi T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 73 km
Kuang-hsing-ts'un Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 73 km
Kuan-shan T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 74 km
Ta-pang Chia-i Taiwan Village - 77 km
Ta-p'ing T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 77 km
Ha-lung-t'ai T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 77 km
Ha-li-wei Chia-i Taiwan Village - 77 km
Shui-wei Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 77 km
Tu-ho T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 78 km
Ta-jen-tung Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 78 km
Ao-hua I-lan Taiwan Village - 80 km
Chu-wei-tzu Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 81 km
A-hou-liao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 81 km
Fu-hsing Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 83 km
T'ung-t'ou Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 83 km
Chung-hsing-hsin-ts'un Nan-t'ou Taiwan City - 84 km
Nan-tou Nan-t'ou Taiwan Major city - 85 km
Mi-lo Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 87 km
Yung-kang T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 87 km
Min-sheng-ts'un Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 87 km
Ts'ao-t'un Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 88 km
Hsia-wei-liao Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 88 km
Chih-chih-ya-she Chia-i Taiwan Village - 88 km
Tien-chung Chang-hua Taiwan City - 93 km
Ko-la Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 94 km
Shiao-Mei Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 94 km
Ku-keng Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 94 km
Ta-pu Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 95 km
Yün-lin Yun-lin Taiwan City - 95 km
T'ien-liao Chia-i Taiwan Village - 95 km
Tou-liu Yun-lin Taiwan Major city - 95 km
Shih-pu Chia-i Taiwan Village - 96 km
Nan-ao I-lan Taiwan City - 97 km
Ch'u-lu T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 97 km
Tai-chung T'ai-chung Shih Taiwan Major city - 97 km
Ta-pu Chia-i Taiwan Village - 98 km
San-pan-t'ou Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 98 km
Yuan Lin Chang-hua Taiwan City - 98 km
Shih-kang T'ai-chung Taiwan City - 98 km
Pei-tou Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 98 km
Fweng-yüan T'ai-chung Taiwan Major city - 99 km
Chi-hsing T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 99 km
Tai-chung-hsien T'ai-chung Taiwan City - 101 km
Hsi-chou Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 102 km
Tu-chang I-lan Taiwan Village - 102 km
Lao-nung Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 103 km
Chia-i Chia-i Taiwan Village - 104 km
Hsi-lo Chang-hua Taiwan City - 104 km
Pao-shan-ts'un Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 104 km
Tai-tung T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 105 km
Chang-hua Chang-hua Taiwan Major city - 105 km
Chu-kao-wu Miao-li Taiwan Village - 105 km
Chia-i Chia-i Taiwan City - 106 km
Hu-wei Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 106 km
Wei-she T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 106 km
Ta-t'u-t'ou Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 107 km
Ta-nan T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 108 km
Ting-liao Chia-i Taiwan Village - 108 km
Lu-hu Miao-li Taiwan Village - 108 km
Nan-liao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 109 km
Ting-chuang Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 109 km
T'u-k'u-chuang Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 110 km
Chia-hsien-pu Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 110 km
Su-ao I-lan Taiwan City - 111 km
Ho-mel Chang-hua Taiwan City - 111 km
Hai-shen-p'ing T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 112 km
Shui-Shan Chia-i Taiwan Village - 112 km
Hsin-ts'o T'ai-nan Taiwan Village - 113 km
Yü-lan I-lan Taiwan Village - 113 km
Chien-ho T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 113 km
Tun-na-tsun Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 113 km
Ching-shui T'ai-chung Taiwan City - 113 km
Ma-kuang Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 114 km
Shan-tzu-ting T'ai-nan Taiwan Village - 114 km
Lu-kang Chang-hua Taiwan City - 114 km
Hsin-ch'i-liao Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 115 km
Hsin-le-ts'un Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 121 km
Chieh-ta-ts'un T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 134 km
San-ti P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 134 km
Chin-lun T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 135 km
K'o-la-p'a-yang T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 137 km
Tou-cheng I-lan Taiwan City - 138 km
Chia-p'ing P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 141 km
Hsia-ta-chi T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 143 km
Ying-ko T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 145 km
Hsin-hu-k'ou Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 145 km
Chung-li T'ao-yuan Taiwan City - 145 km
Hsin-tien T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih Taiwan City - 146 km
Shang-fan T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 146 km
Pan-ch'iao T'ai-pei Taiwan Major city - 147 km
Tao-yüan T'ao-yuan Taiwan Major city - 147 km
Hsin-chu T'ao-yuan Taiwan Village - 149 km
Shih-p'o-hsia T'ao-yuan Taiwan Village - 150 km
Ku-lou P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 150 km
Cho-chia-la T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 152 km
Ta-niao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 153 km
Shuang-hsi T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 157 km
Li-chi-li-chi-she P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 158 km
Lin-kou T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 158 km
Kuan-yin T'ao-yuan Taiwan Village - 158 km
Chung-fu T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 163 km
Ta-wu T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 163 km
Chi-lung Chi-lung Shih Taiwan City 400000 people 165 km
Shui-ti-liao P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 167 km
Tan-shui T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih Taiwan City - 167 km
Kao-hsiung Kao-hsiung Chuen-shih Taiwan Major city - 167 km
Nei-wen P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 167 km
Ta-lin-pu Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 170 km
Chia-ho-ts'un P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 171 km
Wan-li T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 171 km
Hsu-hai P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 173 km
Chin-shan T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 175 km
I-la-la-la-k'ou T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 175 km
Fang-shan P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 175 km
Chia-hsin P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 177 km
Yeh-yu T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 177 km
San-chih T'ai-pei Taiwan City - 178 km
Chiang tzu P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 179 km
Mu-tan P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 179 km
Hung-t'on T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 179 km
Feng-chiang P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 181 km
Liu-chiu Hsu P'ing-tung Taiwan City - 183 km
Lung-men P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 183 km
Pa-yao-lu P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 184 km
Ch'eng-ch'ien P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 191 km
Che-cheng P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 191 km
Chu-mu-shui P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 191 km
Ma-kung P'eng-hu Taiwan Major city - 192 km
Kuo-ch'i P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 192 km
She-liao P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 193 km
P'eng-hu-erh-ts'un P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 194 km
Hsieh-ma-li P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 194 km
Ch'ang-an P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 195 km
Feng-kuei-li P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 197 km
Heng-chjun P'ing-tung Taiwan City - 197 km
Chu-kao-wan P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 199 km
Kenting P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 201 km
O-luan-pi P'ing-tung Taiwan City - 202 km
Ta-kuang P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 203 km
Wai-an P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 204 km
Maobitou P'ing-tung Taiwan City - 206 km
Chung-p'ing P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 215 km
Quqiao Fujian China Village - 311 km

see full list


Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Hualien HUN 16 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 44 km
Sun Moon Lake SMT unknown 0 59 km
Lishan LHN unknown 0 70 km
Taitung TTT 37 Mil. Paved No 11000 100 km
Taichung TXG 112 Mil. Paved Yes 5300 101 km
Highway Strip 206 23 0 104 km
Feng Nin 42 Civ. Paved Yes 7900 107 km
Highway Strip 260 30 0 108 km
Ching Chuan Kang AB 203 Mil. Paved No 12000 109 km
Green Island GNI 8 Civ. Paved No 3300 109 km
Chiayi CYI 25 Civ. Paved Yes 10000 111 km
9 0 123 km
Highway Strip 296 298 9 0 132 km
Hsinchu HSZ 8 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 139 km
Kuei Jen 30 0 142 km
Pingtung North 29 Mil. Paved No 8000 146 km
Highway Strip 331 334 11 0 147 km
Pingtung South 24 Mil. Paved Yes 7800 149 km
Tainan TNN 19 Mil. Paved Yes 10000 150 km
Kangshan 10 Mil. Paved No 7500 156 km
Sungshan TSA 6 Civ. Paved Yes 8500 157 km
Tso Ying 9 0 160 km
Kaohsiung International KHH 9 Civ. Paved Yes 10300 165 km
Lung Tan 241 Civ. Paved No 3200 134 km
Ao Hu Kou 152 0 141 km
Pa Kuei 141 0 143 km
Highway Strip 58 60 120 0 147 km
Taoyuan 45 Mil. Paved No 10000 156 km
Chiang Kai Shek International TPE 33 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 159 km
Orchid Island KYD 10 Civ. Paved No 4500 180 km
Makung AB MZG 31 Mil. Paved Yes 6500 187 km
P Eng Hu 21 0 192 km
Hengchun HCN 13 Civ. Paved No 3500 194 km
Wang An 30 0 203 km
Chi Mei CMJ unknown 0 214 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hualien TWHUN Taiwan 40 km
Tai Tung Taiwan 109 km
Suao TWSUO Taiwan 112 km
Taichung TWTXG Taiwan 116 km
Tai Nan Taiwan 135 km
An Ping Chiang Taiwan 152 km
Keelung (Chilung) TWKEL Taiwan 166 km
Kaohsiung TWKHH Taiwan 169 km
Tan Shui Taiwan 169 km
Lan Yu Island Taiwan 178 km
Peng Hu Taiwan 199 km
Tai Chung Taiwan 211 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Guguan Dajiaxi 1961 76 km
Tsengwen Tsengwen 1973 104 km
Mingteh Houlung 1970 118 km
Wushantou Offstream Kuantien 1930 122 km
Shihmen Tahan 1964 130 km

Nuclear plants

Intensity Name Country Reactors Distance
LUNG-MEI TAIWAN 2 88 km
KUOSHENG TAIWAN 2 174 km
CHIN SHAN TAIWAN 2 180 km
MAANSHAN TAIWAN 2 201 km

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