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M 6.5 Off-shore from 17 Sep 2022 13:41 UTC to 13:41

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:	6.5M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	23.09 , 121.2
Event Date:	17 Sep 2022 13:41 UTC 17 Sep 2022 21:41 Local
Exposed Population:	50 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	GEOFON gfz2022sggk
Inserted at:	17 Sep 2022 13:51 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Rapid Impact)		Tsunami		GDACS score
GEOFON	0.7		0		0.7
gfz2022sggk	Scaled population (raster)	3.81	Max wave alert	0m
	C1 rapid impact	-0.59	Max wave realtime	0m
	C2 rapid impact	0.53
	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

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1462503	0.7	17 Sep 2022 13:41	6.5M, 10km	7.49	50 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	0m (at 00:00)	00:10	GEOFON
1462504	0	17 Sep 2022 13:41	6.6M, 45km	6.34	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0m (at 00:00)	00:14	PTWC
1462505	0	17 Sep 2022 13:41	6.6M, 45km	6.34	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0m (at 00:00)	00:16	NTWC
1462507	0.6	17 Sep 2022 13:41	6.6M, 10km	7.2	50 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	0.2m (at 00:01)	00:23	NEIC
1462511	0.5	17 Sep 2022 13:41	6.5M, 10km	7.25	30 thousand (in MMI>=VII)	0.3m (at 00:15)	00:52	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 Taiwan (population 22,456,987) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	52000 people
	160000 people
	6.5 million people

Affected Provinces

Intensity	Region Province	Population
	Taiwan	14000 people
	Taiwan	25000 people
	Taiwan	290000 people
	Taiwan	6.1 million people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	City class	Population	Distance
Shui-chui	T'ai-tung	Village	-	1 km
Ch'ih-shang	T'ai-tung	City	-	3 km
Kuan-shan	T'ai-tung	Village	-	7 km
Fu-li	T'ai-tung	Village	-	10 km
Ch'ing-hsi	T'ai-tung	Village	-	11 km
A-hou-liao	T'ai-tung	Village	-	13 km
Hsin-i	T'ai-tung	Village	-	14 km
Tu-ho	T'ai-tung	Village	-	16 km
Cheng-kung	T'ai-tung	City	-	17 km
Yung-kang	T'ai-tung	Village	-	19 km
San Hsien Tai	T'ai-tung	City	-	20 km
Cho-ch'ing-ts'un	Hua-lien	Village	-	24 km
Wu-shih Pi	T'ai-tung	City	-	26 km
Ch'u-lu	T'ai-tung	Village	-	28 km
Yü-li	Hua-lien	City	-	29 km
Chi-hsing	T'ai-tung	Village	-	32 km
Chia-tsou-wan Pi	T'ai-tung	City	-	36 km
T'ai-kao-li	Hua-lien	Village	-	36 km
Tai-tung	T'ai-tung	City	-	37 km
Ta-nan	T'ai-tung	Village	-	40 km
San-li	Hua-lien	Village	-	41 km
Sung-pu	Hua-lien	Village	-	42 km
Fu-hsing	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	43 km
Chien-ho	T'ai-tung	Village	-	45 km
Chang-yüan	Hua-lien	Village	-	45 km
Ta-lo-ma	Hua-lien	Village	-	49 km
Kuo-chiang-tzu	P'ing-tung	Village	-	81 km
Tung-ning	P'ing-tung	Village	-	84 km
She-nei	T'ai-nan	Village	-	96 km
Ko-la	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	48 km
Ta-chiang-k'ou	Hua-lien	Village	-	50 km
Shih-ti-ping	Hua-lien	City	-	52 km
Pao-shan-ts'un	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	52 km
Nan-liao	T'ai-tung	Village	-	54 km
Min-sheng-ts'un	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	54 km
La-chia	T'ai-tung	Village	-	54 km
Lao-nung	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	55 km
Tun-na-tsun	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	55 km
Fu-min	Hua-lien	Village	-	55 km
Tai-ma	T'ai-tung	Village	-	57 km
Hai-shen-p'ing	T'ai-tung	Village	-	57 km
Tung-pu	Nan-t'ou	Village	-	59 km
Ch'ü-nu	P'ing-tung	Village	-	61 km
Ta-pang	Chia-i	Village	-	62 km
P'ai-wan-she	P'ing-tung	Village	-	62 km
Chia-hsien-pu	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	64 km
Shao-t'an-k'eng	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	65 km
Ta-pu	Chia-i	Village	-	67 km
Chih-chih-ya-she	Chia-i	Village	-	67 km
Sha-lao	Hua-lien	Village	-	67 km
Ch'ang-jung-ts'un	P'ing-tung	Village	-	69 km
Chia-jui-pu	P'ing-tung	Village	-	70 km
Mei-nung	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	72 km
Hsiao-chung-lin	P'ing-tung	Village	-	78 km
Shih-pu	Chia-i	Village	-	79 km
Hsin-wu-hsia	P'ing-tung	Village	-	85 km
Hsin-ts'o	T'ai-nan	Village	-	86 km
Tung-shan	T'ai-nan	Village	-	87 km
Ping-tung	P'ing-tung	Major city	-	87 km
Kuo-i	T'ai-nan	Village	-	88 km
Chia-i	Chia-i	City	-	88 km
Kuan-t'ien	T'ai-nan	Village	-	90 km
Chia-Pa	T'ai-nan	Village	-	91 km
Shui-Shan	Chia-i	Village	-	91 km
Chao-chou	P'ing-tung	City	-	91 km
Hsin-pu	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	92 km
Wan-tan	P'ing-tung	Village	-	93 km
Hsin-hua	T'ai-nan	City	-	93 km
A-lian	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	94 km
Hsin-ying	T'ai-nan	Major city	-	94 km
San-chieh-i	T'ai-nan	Village	-	94 km
Pao-she-chia	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	95 km
Tou-liu	Yun-lin	Major city	-	96 km
Chia-i	Chia-i	Village	-	96 km
Ting-liao	Chia-i	Village	-	96 km
Hsin-p'i	P'ing-tung	Village	-	97 km
Ta-jen-miao	T'ai-nan	Village	-	97 km
Yün-lin	Yun-lin	City	-	97 km
Ho-liao-tzu	T'ai-nan	Village	-	98 km
Ma-tou	T'ai-nan	City	-	99 km
Hsin-chuang-li	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	99 km
Feng-shan	Kao-hsiung	Major city	-	101 km
Kang-shan	Kao-hsiung	City	-	101 km
Hung-nan-li	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	101 km
Ts'ai-wen	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	101 km
Wu-lung	P'ing-tung	City	-	101 km
T'ien-ch'ien-ts'o	P'ing-tung	Village	-	102 km
T'an-tzu-ch'ien	Chia-i	Village	-	102 km
I-jen	P'ing-tung	Village	-	103 km
Hsi-ting-liao	T'ai-nan Shih	Village	-	103 km
I-chu	T'ai-nan	Village	-	103 km
Hai-pu	Kao-hsiung	City	-	103 km
Shuang-chang-pu	T'ai-nan	Village	-	103 km
Tai-nan	T'ai-nan Shih	Major city	-	104 km
San-pan-t'ou	Yun-lin	Village	-	104 km
Pei-ch'üan	Chia-i	Village	-	104 km
Tung-chiang	P'ing-tung	City	-	104 km
Hu-wei	Yun-lin	Village	-	105 km
Tung-kuo	T'ai-nan	Village	-	105 km
Yung-an-ts'un	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	105 km
T'u-k'u-chuang	Yun-lin	Village	-	106 km
Chia-li	T'ai-nan	City	-	106 km
Hsüeh-chia	T'ai-nan	City	-	106 km
Po-tzu	Chia-i	City	-	107 km
Chung-ho	Kao-hsiung	Village	-	107 km
Pei-chiang	Yun-lin	City	-	107 km
Hsi-lo	Chang-hua	City	-	110 km
San-ku-ts'un	T'ai-nan	Village	-	110 km
An-ping	T'ai-nan Shih	Village	-	110 km
Fu-hsing	Chia-i	Village	-	111 km
Chiang-chün	T'ai-nan	Village	-	111 km
Ma-kuang	Yun-lin	Village	-	111 km
Chang-t'an	Chia-i	Village	-	111 km
Sung-pai	Yun-lin	Village	-	111 km
Pu-tai	Chia-i	Village	-	112 km
Shui-lin	Yun-lin	Village	-	113 km
Yung-lung	T'ai-nan	Village	-	113 km
Pao-chung	Yun-lin	Village	-	114 km
Hsin-ch'i-liao	Yun-lin	Village	-	115 km
Wu-nan	Yun-lin	Village	-	116 km
Chia-lung	Yun-lin	Village	-	117 km
Ssu-hu	Yun-lin	Village	-	118 km
Ting-chuang	Chang-hua	Village	-	119 km
Hsia-lun	Yun-lin	City	-	121 km
Kuang-ta-liao	Yun-lin	Village	-	122 km
Ta-t'u-t'ou	Chang-hua	Village	-	122 km
Heng-chjun	P'ing-tung	City	-	129 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
Taitung	TTT	37	Mil.	Paved	No	11000	33 km
Feng Nin		42	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7900	39 km
Green Island	GNI	8	Civ.	Paved	No	3300	54 km
Pingtung North		29	Mil.	Paved	No	8000	85 km
Pingtung South		24	Mil.	Paved	Yes	7800	89 km
Chiayi	CYI	25	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10000	92 km
Kuei Jen		30				0	95 km
Highway Strip 260		30				0	96 km
Highway Strip 331 334		11				0	98 km
Highway Strip 296 298		9				0	99 km
Kangshan		10	Mil.	Paved	No	7500	102 km
Tainan	TNN	19	Mil.	Paved	Yes	10000	103 km
Tso Ying		9				0	104 km
Kaohsiung International	KHH	9	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10300	104 km
Highway Strip 206		23				0	120 km
Hengchun	HCN	13	Civ.	Paved	No	3500	126 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Distance
	Tai Tung		41 km
	Tai Nan		89 km
	An Ping Chiang		107 km

Dams

Intensity	Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
		Tsengwen	Tsengwen	1973	70 km

More information

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