M 5.9 in China on 09 Jun 2022 17:28 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: 5.9M
Depth: 14.05 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.4126 , 101.8379
Event Date: 09 Jun 2022 17:28 UTC
10 Jun 2022 01:28 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VII
Few people affected (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us7000hg9p
Inserted at: 09 Jun 2022 17:50 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
us7000hg9p Scaled population (raster) 1.08  
  C1 rapid impact -0.37  
  C2 rapid impact 0.76  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.82  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

The green area correspond to areas affected by strong shaking (MMI VI or higher) according to the simulation.


Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1447680 0.3 09 Jun 2022 17:28 5.9M, 14.05km 6.88 202 (in MMI>=VII) N/A 00:21 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.

Rapid Impact

The results presented below are calculated with the ShakeMap open source software (USGS) using only earthquake hypocenter information to provide a rapid estimation of the ground motion and shaking intensity without taking into account any instrumental observations or earthquake source scaling laws.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in China ,of Sichuan (population 118,811,800) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
<1000 people
2200 people
20000 people

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Sichuan China no people
Sichuan China 6800 people
Sichuan China 120000 people
Qinghai China no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Charma Sichuan China Village - 27 km
Xia'an Sichuan China Village - 24 km
Saya Sichuan China Village - 31 km
Ankyam Sichuan China Village - 34 km
Longtoutan Sichuan China Village - 35 km
Kogbo Sichuan China Village - 36 km
Cha-li-ssu Sichuan China Village - 43 km
Dacêgoin Sichuan China Village - 46 km
Longriba Sichuan China Village - 50 km
Mêruma Sichuan China Village - 52 km
Aloa Sichuan China City - 56 km
Zhong Zamtang Sichuan China Village - 60 km
Shang Ngawa Sichuan China Village - 67 km
Namda Sichuan China Village - 73 km
Cheng-ta-sang Sichuan China Village - 74 km
Hongyuan Sichuan China Village - 78 km
Wagen Sichuan China Village - 108 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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