M 4.6 in Pakistan on 24 Jul 2015 21:30 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: 4.6M
Depth: 37.37 Km
Lat/Lon: 33.175 , 73.2114
Event Date: 24 Jul 2015 21:30 UTC
25 Jul 2015 02:30 Local
Exposed Population:
15429377 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 24 Jul 2015 21:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0
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
1089527 0 24 Jul 2015 21:30 4.6M, 37.37km N/A 15.4 million (in 100km) 00:23 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 Pakistan , Province of Punjab (population 71,083,790) . The nearest places are Rawalpindi, Adhi, and Dora Badhal.

Radius Population
100 km 15.4 million people
75 km 9.8 million people
50 km 3.8 million people
20 km 730000 people
10 km 140000 people
5 km 35000 people
2 km 5400 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Punjab Pakistan 71.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Adhi Punjab Pakistan Village - 8 km
Dora Badhal Punjab Pakistan Village - 9 km
Rawalpindi Punjab Pakistan Major city 1.5 million people 51 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
Mangla 290 Civ. Paved No 5000 42 km
Qasim 500 Mil. Paved No 6600 46 km
Gurha Salim 243 49 km
Murid 540 50 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Mangla Mangla Jhelum 1967 40 km

More information

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