M 5.9 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: 5.9M
Depth: 8 Km
Lat/Lon: 23.6497 , 121.4839
Event Date: 20 Jun 2022 01:05 UTC
20 Jun 2022 09:05 Local
Exposed Population: About 10000 people in MMI
10 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us7000him8
Inserted at: 20 Jun 2022 05:25 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 3.6 (Taiwan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
us7000him8 Scaled population (vector) 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 - 4 km
Feng-pin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 6 km
Chia-lu-lan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 8 km
Feng-kuang Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 12 km
Fu-min Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 15 km
Shui-lien Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 17 km
Feng-lin Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 18 km
Shih-ti-ping Hua-lien Taiwan City - 19 km
Ta-lo-ma Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 20 km
Feng-shan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 23 km
Ta-chiang-k'ou Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 21 km
Chang-yüan Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 26 km
Sung-pu Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 26 km
San-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 28 km
T'ai-kao-li Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 33 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 - 45 km
Wu-shih Pi T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 47 km
Hsin-ch'eng Hua-lien Taiwan City - 55 km
San Hsien Tai T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 56 km
Tao-k'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 58 km
T'ieh-chia-lung-she Hua-lien Taiwan City - 58 km
Fu-li T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 58 km
Tung-pu Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 58 km
Pa-she-pu Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 60 km
Cheng-kung T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 61 km
Lo-shao Hua-lien Taiwan Village - 62 km
Yu-chih Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 63 km
Hsin-i Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 63 km
Pu-li Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 64 km
Ming-te Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 65 km
Ch'ih-shang T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 66 km
Ch'e-ch'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 67 km
Shui-chui T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 68 km
Shui-li Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 68 km
Shih-tzu-t'ou T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 69 km
Hsin-i T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 71 km
Lu-ku-hsiang Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 71 km
Sung-pai T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 71 km
Ch'ing-hsi T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 73 km
Kuan-shan T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 75 km
Pei-shih-k'eng Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 75 km
Kuang-hsing-ts'un Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 76 km
Tu-ho T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 78 km
Ta-pang Chia-i Taiwan Village - 79 km
Ha-lung-t'ai T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 79 km
Ta-p'ing T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 80 km
Ha-li-wei Chia-i Taiwan Village - 80 km
Ao-hua I-lan Taiwan Village - 80 km
Shui-wei Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 80 km
Ta-jen-tung Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 81 km
A-hou-liao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 81 km
Chu-wei-tzu Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 83 km
Fu-hsing Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 85 km
T'ung-t'ou Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 86 km
Chung-hsing-hsin-ts'un Nan-t'ou Taiwan City - 86 km
Yung-kang T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 87 km
Nan-tou Nan-t'ou Taiwan Major city - 87 km
Mi-lo Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 88 km
Min-sheng-ts'un Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 89 km
Chih-chih-ya-she Chia-i Taiwan Village - 90 km
Ts'ao-t'un Nan-t'ou Taiwan Village - 90 km
Hsia-wei-liao Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 90 km
Ko-la Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 95 km
Tien-chung Chang-hua Taiwan City - 96 km
Shiao-Mei Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 96 km
Ku-keng Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 96 km
Nan-ao I-lan Taiwan City - 96 km
Ch'u-lu T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 97 km
Ta-pu Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 97 km
T'ien-liao Chia-i Taiwan Village - 97 km
Yün-lin Yun-lin Taiwan City - 98 km
Tou-liu Yun-lin Taiwan Major city - 98 km
Shih-pu Chia-i Taiwan Village - 98 km
Tai-chung T'ai-chung Shih Taiwan Major city - 99 km
Chi-hsing T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 99 km
Ta-pu Chia-i Taiwan Village - 100 km
San-pan-t'ou Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 101 km
Yuan Lin Chang-hua Taiwan City - 101 km
Shih-kang T'ai-chung Taiwan City - 101 km
Pei-tou Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 101 km
Fweng-yüan T'ai-chung Taiwan Major city - 101 km
Tu-chang I-lan Taiwan Village - 103 km
Tai-chung-hsien T'ai-chung Taiwan City - 103 km
Hsi-chou Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 104 km
Lao-nung Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 104 km
Tai-tung T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 105 km
Pao-shan-ts'un Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 106 km
Chia-i Chia-i Taiwan Village - 106 km
Hsi-lo Chang-hua Taiwan City - 107 km
Chu-kao-wu Miao-li Taiwan Village - 107 km
Chang-hua Chang-hua Taiwan Major city - 107 km
Chia-i Chia-i Taiwan City - 108 km
Ta-nan T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 108 km
Hu-wei Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 108 km
Nan-liao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 108 km
Wei-she T'ai-chung Taiwan Village - 109 km
Ta-t'u-t'ou Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 109 km
Lu-hu Miao-li Taiwan Village - 110 km
Ting-liao Chia-i Taiwan Village - 110 km
Hai-shen-p'ing T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 111 km
Su-ao I-lan Taiwan City - 111 km
Chia-hsien-pu Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 112 km
Ting-chuang Chang-hua Taiwan Village - 112 km
T'u-k'u-chuang Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 113 km
Chien-ho T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 113 km
Yü-lan I-lan Taiwan Village - 114 km
Ho-mel Chang-hua Taiwan City - 114 km
Tun-na-tsun Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 115 km
Shui-Shan Chia-i Taiwan Village - 115 km
Hsin-ts'o T'ai-nan Taiwan Village - 115 km
Shan-tzu-ting T'ai-nan Taiwan Village - 116 km
Ching-shui T'ai-chung Taiwan City - 116 km
Ma-kuang Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 116 km
Lu-kang Chang-hua Taiwan City - 117 km
Hsin-ch'i-liao Yun-lin Taiwan Village - 117 km
Hsin-le-ts'un Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 123 km
Chieh-ta-ts'un T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 134 km
San-ti P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 135 km
Chin-lun T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 135 km
K'o-la-p'a-yang T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 138 km
Tou-cheng I-lan Taiwan City - 138 km
Chia-p'ing P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 142 km
Hsia-ta-chi T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 143 km
Ying-ko T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 146 km
Shang-fan T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 146 km
Hsin-hu-k'ou Hsin-chu Taiwan Village - 146 km
Hsin-tien T'ai-pei Chuan-Shih Taiwan City - 146 km
Chung-li T'ao-yuan Taiwan City - 147 km
Pan-ch'iao T'ai-pei Taiwan Major city - 147 km
Tao-yüan T'ao-yuan Taiwan Major city - 148 km
Hsin-chu T'ao-yuan Taiwan Village - 150 km
Ku-lou P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 151 km
Shih-p'o-hsia T'ao-yuan Taiwan Village - 151 km
Cho-chia-la T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 153 km
Ta-niao T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 153 km
Shuang-hsi T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 158 km
Li-chi-li-chi-she P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 158 km
Lin-kou T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 159 km
Kuan-yin T'ao-yuan Taiwan Village - 160 km
Ta-wu T'ai-tung Taiwan City - 163 km
Chung-fu T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 164 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 - 168 km
Nei-wen P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 168 km
Kao-hsiung Kao-hsiung Chuen-shih Taiwan Major city - 168 km
Wan-li T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 171 km
Chia-ho-ts'un P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 171 km
Ta-lin-pu Kao-hsiung Taiwan Village - 171 km
Hsu-hai P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 173 km
I-la-la-la-k'ou T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 174 km
Chin-shan T'ai-pei Taiwan Village - 175 km
Fang-shan P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 176 km
Yeh-yu T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 177 km
Chia-hsin P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 178 km
Hung-t'on T'ai-tung Taiwan Village - 179 km
Chiang tzu P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 179 km
San-chih T'ai-pei Taiwan City - 179 km
Mu-tan P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 180 km
Feng-chiang P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 181 km
Liu-chiu Hsu P'ing-tung Taiwan City - 184 km
Pa-yao-lu P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 184 km
Lung-men P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 186 km
Che-cheng P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 192 km
Kuo-ch'i P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 192 km
Ch'eng-ch'ien P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 194 km
She-liao P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 194 km
Chu-mu-shui P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 194 km
Ma-kung P'eng-hu Taiwan Major city - 194 km
Hsieh-ma-li P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 194 km
P'eng-hu-erh-ts'un P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 197 km
Ch'ang-an P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 197 km
Heng-chjun P'ing-tung Taiwan City - 197 km
Feng-kuei-li P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 199 km
Kenting P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 201 km
Chu-kao-wan P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 202 km
O-luan-pi P'ing-tung Taiwan City - 202 km
Ta-kuang P'ing-tung Taiwan Village - 204 km
Wai-an P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 206 km
Maobitou P'ing-tung Taiwan City - 206 km
Chung-p'ing P'eng-hu Taiwan Village - 217 km
Quqiao Fujian China Village - 313 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 62 km
Lishan LHN unknown 0 72 km
Taitung TTT 37 Mil. Paved No 11000 100 km
Taichung TXG 112 Mil. Paved Yes 5300 103 km
Feng Nin 42 Civ. Paved Yes 7900 107 km
Highway Strip 206 23 0 107 km
Green Island GNI 8 Civ. Paved No 3300 108 km
Highway Strip 260 30 0 111 km
Ching Chuan Kang AB 203 Mil. Paved No 12000 111 km
Chiayi CYI 25 Civ. Paved Yes 10000 113 km
9 0 123 km
Highway Strip 296 298 9 0 134 km
Hsinchu HSZ 8 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 141 km
Kuei Jen 30 0 144 km
Pingtung North 29 Mil. Paved No 8000 147 km
Highway Strip 331 334 11 0 149 km
Pingtung South 24 Mil. Paved Yes 7800 151 km
Tainan TNN 19 Mil. Paved Yes 10000 152 km
Sungshan TSA 6 Civ. Paved Yes 8500 157 km
Kangshan 10 Mil. Paved No 7500 158 km
Tso Ying 9 0 162 km
Kaohsiung International KHH 9 Civ. Paved Yes 10300 166 km
Lung Tan 241 Civ. Paved No 3200 136 km
Ao Hu Kou 152 0 143 km
Pa Kuei 141 0 144 km
Highway Strip 58 60 120 0 148 km
Taoyuan 45 Mil. Paved No 10000 158 km
Chiang Kai Shek International TPE 33 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 160 km
Orchid Island KYD 10 Civ. Paved No 4500 180 km
Makung AB MZG 31 Mil. Paved Yes 6500 189 km
Hengchun HCN 13 Civ. Paved No 3500 194 km
P Eng Hu 21 0 194 km
Wang An 30 0 205 km
Chi Mei CMJ unknown 0 216 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 118 km
Tai Nan Taiwan 136 km
An Ping Chiang Taiwan 154 km
Keelung (Chilung) TWKEL Taiwan 166 km
Tan Shui Taiwan 170 km
Kaohsiung TWKHH Taiwan 170 km
Lan Yu Island Taiwan 177 km
Peng Hu Taiwan 202 km
Tai Chung Taiwan 214 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Guguan Dajiaxi 1961 78 km
Tsengwen Tsengwen 1973 106 km
Mingteh Houlung 1970 120 km
Wushantou Offstream Kuantien 1930 124 km
Shihmen Tahan 1964 131 km

Nuclear plants

Intensity Name Country Reactors Distance
LUNG-MEI TAIWAN 2 88 km
KUOSHENG TAIWAN 2 174 km
CHIN SHAN TAIWAN 2 181 km
MAANSHAN TAIWAN 2 201 km

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