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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 25.07 N°, 93.57 E°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 37.07 N°, 105.57 E° 		Overview Map
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Hazards

Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Region Lat/Long
18-Jan-2013 12:42:51 5.4 -9.2 western Sichuan, China 31.07° N / 99.57° E
Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
Name Advisory Date(UTC) Wind Speed Wind Gusts Heading Track Speed Status Pressure Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.                
Active Volcanoes
Name Region Activity Primary Observatory More Information Last Updated Lat/Long
None found for the area chosen.            
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) Date of Last Obs(UTC) Description Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.        

Historical Hazards

Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Last 50 Years
Count
63
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Aug 29 2010 00:00 4.9 35 0 CHINA: SICHUAN PROVINCE: NINGANG, ZIAOJIA 27.2° N / 103.01° E
Apr 13 2010 00:23 6.9 17 2220 CHINA: QINGHAI PROVINCE: YUSHU 33.17° N / 96.55° E
Feb 25 2010 00:04 4.8 36 0 CHINA: YUNNAN PROVINCE 25.52° N / 101.9° E
Nov 01 2009 00:21 4.9 25 0 CHINA: YUNNAN PROVINCE 25.96° N / 100.82° E
Aug 30 2009 00:19 5.2 82 0 MYANMAR (BURMA); INDIA: SIBSAGAR 25.28° N / 95.1° E
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Aug 15 1950 00:14 8.6 33 11 1530 INDIA-CHINA 28.5° N / 96.5° E
Sep 06 1833 00:00 8.0 0 11 6700 CHINA: YUNNAN PROVINCE 25.2° N / 103.0° E
Jul 01 1879 00:00 8.0 0 11 22000 CHINA: GANSU PROVINCE 33.2° N / 104.7° E
Jul 21 1654 00:00 8.0 0 11 10400 CHINA: GANSU PROVINCE: TIANSHUI 34.3° N / 105.5° E
Jul 29 1947 00:13 7.9 60 0 INDIA-CHINA 28.5° N / 94.0° E

Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.

Last 100 Years Eruptions
Count
0
5 Most Recent Eruptions
Name Date(UTC) Magnitude Location Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.        

Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.

5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Dec 21 1951 00:00 CHINA JIANHU LAKE 2.0 0 26.5° N / 100.6° E
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
Dec 21 1951 00:00 CHINA JIANHU LAKE 2.0 0 26.5° N / 100.6° E

Large Wildfires

(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) End Date(UTC) Intensity Size (sq. km.) Mean Lat. Mean Long.
None found for the area chosen.          

Earthquake Intensity Zones

Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
Maximum Zone
Magnitude IX and above

Storm Intensity Zones

Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
Maximum Zone (km/hr)
154-177

Demography

Population 2001
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
118,139,416 99,847
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
119,095,176 110,251
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
121,755,464 100,068
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
122,601,408 99,276
Countries
Country
China
India
Myanmar (Burma)
Major Cities
Country Name Population Status Lat / Long
China Chengdu 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Provincial capital 30.67° N / 104.07° E
China Lanzhou 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Provincial capital 36.11° N / 103.6° E
China Xining 500,000 to 1,000,000 Provincial capital 36.65° N / 101.76° E
India Kohima 50,000 to 100,000 Provincial capital 25.67° N / 94.12° E
Myanmar Myitkyina 50,000 to 100,000 Provincial capital 25.38° N / 97.39° E

Infrastructure

Airports
Name Type Elevation (Ft.) Link Lat / Long
ALONG Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00900 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=VEAN 28.17° N / 94.8° E
DIBRUGARH Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00361 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=VEMN 27.48° N / 95.02° E
DIMAPUR Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00484 25.88° N / 93.77° E
LILABARI Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00329 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=VELR 27.29° N / 94.1° E
MACHUKA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 07900 28.6° N / 94.13° E
MYITKYINA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00475 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=VYMK 25.38° N / 97.35° E
NAMPONG Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00470 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=VYNP 25.35° N / 97.3° E
PUTAO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01500 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=VYPT 27.33° N / 97.43° E
SOOKERATING Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00400 27.55° N / 95.57° E
TEJU NEW Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00800 27.94° N / 96.13° E
QINGSHAN Active civil airport 05112 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=ZUXC 27.99° N / 102.18° E
SHUANGLIU Active civil airport 01624 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=ZUUU 30.58° N / 103.95° E
ZHONGCHUAN Active civil airport 06388 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=ZLLL 36.52° N / 103.62° E
CHABUA Active military airport 00350 27.46° N / 95.12° E
JORHAT Active military airport 00284 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=VEJT 26.73° N / 94.18° E
Nuclear Power Plants
Name Country Number of Reactors Lat / Long
None found for the area chosen.      

Environment

Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Urban 20,118 1.3
Rural 1,493,031 98
Not classified 12,497 0.8
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Grasslands 464,996 31
Open Shrublands 370,762 24
Croplands 182,161 12
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 117,132 8
Mixed Forests 117,807 8
Closed Shrublands 57,968 4
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 63,795 4
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 36,116 2
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic 36,678 2
Woody Savannas 25,044 1.7
Savannas 18,748 1.2
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 15,430 1
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 3,977 0.3
Snow and Ice 2,126 0.1
Permanent Wetlands 1,402 0.09
Unclassified 379 0.03
Urban and Built-Up 345 0.02
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
66 7,276 3,025
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  Jan Feb Mar
low -11.0 -8.5 -4.5
high 3.9 5.4 8.8
Average Precipitation
  Jan Feb Mar
mm/day 0.2 0.3 0.6
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
CHENGDU Sat Jan 19 2013 08:00 46.4F 2.0 NNW Few clouds 1300 ft. Scattered clouds 2300 ft. 30.67° N / 104.02° E

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