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.

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 , Province of Taiwan (population 42,480) . The nearest places are Sha-lao, Feng-pin, Chia-lu-lan, Feng-kuang, Chung-hu, Fu-min, Feng-lin, Shui-lien, Ta-lo-ma, Shih-ti-ping, and Fweng-yüan.

Radius Population
100 km 3.3 million people
75 km 490000 people
50 km 290000 people
20 km 37000 people
10 km 17000 people
5 km 8700 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Taiwan China 42000 people

Affected populated places

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
Chung-hu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 13 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
Chien-fan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 23 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
Lieh-k'o-ni Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 30 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
Wan-shan-t'ang Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 44 km
Ta-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 44 km
Cho-ch'ing-ts'un Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 44 km
Ka-sha Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 46 km
Wu-shih Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 48 km
Wu-ssu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 49 km
Pa-t'ung-kuan Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 52 km
Tzu-yüan Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 53 km
Ching-kuan Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 53 km
Chieh-shou-t'ing Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 53 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
Kuan-yüan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 60 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
Hung-hsiang T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 64 km
Ch'e-ch'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 64 km
Chia-fei-yüan T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 65 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
Hsia-ma T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 69 km
Sung-pai T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 70 km
Nan-tou Nan-t'ou Taiwan Major city - 85 km
Tou-liu Yun-lin Taiwan Major city - 95 km
Tai-chung T'ai-chung Shih Taiwan Major city - 97 km
Fweng-yüan T'ai-chung Taiwan Major city - 99 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
Hualien HUN 16 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 44 km
Sun Moon Lake SMT unknown 0 59 km
Lishan LHN unknown 0 70 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hualien TWHUN Taiwan 40 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Guguan Dajiaxi 1961 76 km

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
LUNG-MEI TAIWAN 2 88 km

More information

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