Overall Green Earthquake alert in China from 29 Jan 2023 23:49 UTC to 23:49

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M 5.8 in China from 29 Jan 2023 23:49 UTC to 23:49

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:	5.8M
Depth:	33.664 Km
Lat/Lon:	40.0256 , 82.3763
Event Date:	29 Jan 2023 23:49 UTC 30 Jan 2023 07:49 Local
Exposed Population:	90 thousand in MMI V
Source:	NEIC us6000jk82
Inserted at:	30 Jan 2023 00:10 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000jk82	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1486128		0	29 Jan 2023 23:49	5.8M, 33.664km	5.49	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:20	NEIC
1486156		0	29 Jan 2023 23:49	5.7M, 27.527km	5.64	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		03:17	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 Xinjiang (population 16,794,560) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	82000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1486128	82.376/40.026	5.8	33.7	5.494	30 Jan 2023 00:13	00:24	(new episode)
2	1486128	82.376/40.026	5.8	33.7	5.494	30 Jan 2023 01:54	02:04	(upd of #1)
3	1486156	82.36/40	5.7	27.5	5.637	30 Jan 2023 03:15	03:25	(new episode)
4	1486156	82.36/40	5.7	27.5	5.637	31 Jan 2023 00:40	1d 00:50	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Country	Population
	Xinjiang	China	120000 people
	Xinjiang	China	1100 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Po-ko-ha-shih	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	90 km
Shengli Shibachang	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	93 km
Su-li	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	100 km
Shengli Shiliuchang	Xinjiang (Sinkiang)	China	Village	-	103 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.

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