Calamity
MediumAir QualityCalamity Score: 50

Air Quality near Busan

South KoreaWorld Air Quality Index

Right now

The most recent data we hold from World Air Quality Index arrived 2 hours ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.

Reported by World Air Quality Index today.

It is the strongest of the 14 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 13 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 25 August 2026.

What the source measured

World Air Quality Index reported: AQI 160 (Unhealthy) at Sujeongdong, Dong-gu, Busan, South Korea (수정동 부산)

The air quality index read 160 (Unhealthy) at the Sujeongdong, Dong-gu, Busan, South Korea (수정동 부산) station.

An estimated 118,523 people live within 5 km of this point.

How we know

One source: World Air Quality Index. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 50 out of 100, at 66 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeAir Quality
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)50 / 100
Our confidence66%
Coordinates35.1391, 129.0569
Nearest CityBusan (5 km)
Population Exposed118.5K within 5 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-09-13T11:00:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://aqicn.org/city/@1753

Score Breakdown

65
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
33
historical

Technical Details

Aqi160
AqiCategoryUnhealthy
StationNameSujeongdong, Dong-gu, Busan, South Korea (수정동 부산)
StationUid1753

Safety Information

When air quality is hazardous: stay indoors with windows closed, and run a filtered air purifier if you have one. Avoid outdoor exercise. Children, older adults and anyone with heart or lung conditions are affected first and worst — an N95 respirator helps outdoors, a cloth mask does not.

Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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