M 4.9 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 12 Apr 2015 16:48 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
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: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.3184 , 52.95
Event Date: 12 Apr 2015 16:48 UTC
12 Apr 2015 21:18 Local
Exposed Population:
277675 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 12 Apr 2015 19:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1076056 0.1 12 Apr 2015 16:48 4.9M, 10km N/A 280 thousand (in 100km) 02:42 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of , Province of Hormozgan (population 989,556) . The nearest places are and Berkeh Dokan.

Radius Population
100 km 280000 people
75 km 200000 people
50 km 130000 people
20 km 43000 people
10 km 12000 people
5 km 2100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hormozgan Iran, Islamic Republic of 990000 people
Fars Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.1 million people
Bushehr Iran, Islamic Republic of 790000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Berkeh Dokan Hormozgan Iran Village - 2 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
Lamerd LFM 410 Civ. Paved Yes 7200 27 km
Asaluyeh 17 40 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Naband Iran 33 km
Muqam Iran 63 km
Jazireh Ye Lavan IRLVP Iran 66 km

More information

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