Earthquake Impact Analysis for Sichuan, China on October 9, 2025

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred on October 9, 2025, 210 km north of Daocheng, China. The dataset, produced by the WFP's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system, provides geospatial and socio-economic information for this event, including an estimated 39,846 people impacted within 50 km of the epicenter. It was last updated on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map the affected population density based on the reported 39,846 people within 50 km of the epicenter.
• Analyze earthquake characteristics for risk modeling based on the provided magnitude (5.6) and depth (10.0 km).
• Integrate geospatial impact data into disaster response dashboards using the provided latitude (30.9106) and longitude (99.939).

Strengths

• Provides specific event details including magnitude (5.6), depth (10.0 km), and precise epicenter coordinates.
• Includes a concrete impact metric of 39,846 people estimated within a 50 km radius.
• Data is generated by an operational humanitarian system (WFP ADAM) for emergency analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Collected, analyzed, and mapped by an automated system following a sudden-onset humanitarian emergency.

Time Range

Event date: October 9, 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:09:45.036947; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Epicenter 210 km north of Daocheng, China (latitude 30.9106, longitude 99.939).