M 5.6 in Russian Federation on 29 Jul 2022 13:01 UTC

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: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 50.3955 , 90.6227
Event Date: 29 Jul 2022 13:01 UTC
29 Jul 2022 20:01 Local
Exposed Population: About 1000 people in MMI
1 thousand in MMI VI
Source: NEIC us6000i6g9
Inserted at: 29 Jul 2022 13:23 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
5.1 (Mongolia)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Mongolia= 5.1; Russia= 4.6

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)
GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000i6g9 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1455657 0 29 Jul 2022 13:01 5.6M, 10km 6.77 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 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.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Russian Federation , Republic of Respublika Tyva (population 1,909) . The nearest places are Khuren-Tayga, Mugur-Aksy, Chinge-Kat, Sagly, Shuy, Charash-Dyt, Ergi-Barlyk, Kyzyl-Khaya, Chon-Terek, Ayangaty, and Sagil.

Radius Population
100 km 55000 people
75 km 15000 people
50 km 4900 people
20 km 1200 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Respublika Tyva Russian Federation 1900 people
Uvs Mongolia <1000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Khuren-Tayga Tyva Russia Village - 11 km
Mugur-Aksy Tyva Russia Village 4000 people 13 km
Chinge-Kat Tyva Russia Village - 39 km
Sagly Tyva Russia Village - 51 km
Shuy Tyva Russia Village - 53 km
Charash-Dyt Tyva Russia Village - 57 km
Ergi-Barlyk Tyva Russia Village - 63 km
Kyzyl-Khaya Tyva Russia Village - 66 km
Chon-Terek Tyva Russia Village - 66 km
Ayangaty Tyva Russia Village - 68 km
Toranggekuduk Uvs Mongolia Village - 69 km
Sagil Uvs Mongolia Village - 70 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
Kyzyl Mazhalyk 1006 0 82 km

More information

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