Overall Green Earthquake alert in Iran, Islamic Republic of from 28 Jul 2017 01:04 UTC to 01:04

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M 4.8 in Iran, Islamic Republic of from 28 Jul 2017 01:04 UTC to 01:04

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:	4.8M
Depth:	46 Km
Lat/Lon:	33.94 , 48.36
Event Date:	28 Jul 2017 01:04 UTC 28 Jul 2017 05:34 Local
Exposed Population:	2980000 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC 608226
Inserted at:	28 Jul 2017 03:41 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.6 (Islamic Republic of Iran)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
EMSC	0.1		0.1
608226	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1175570	-0.9	28 Jul 2017 01:04	4.7M, 95km	N/A	3.1 million (in 100km)	00:17	EMSC
1175571	0.1	28 Jul 2017 01:04	4.8M, 10km	N/A	2.8 million (in 100km)	00:17	NEIC
1175572	0.1	28 Jul 2017 01:04	4.8M, 2km	N/A	3.1 million (in 100km)	00:34	EMSC
1175573	-0.9	28 Jul 2017 01:04	4.8M, 80km	N/A	2.9 million (in 100km)	00:37	EMSC
1175574	0.1	28 Jul 2017 01:04	4.8M, 69km	N/A	2.9 million (in 100km)	01:10	EMSC
1175581	0.1	28 Jul 2017 01:04	4.8M, 46km	N/A	3 million (in 100km)	02:37	EMSC
1175591	0.1	28 Jul 2017 01:04	4.8M, 40km	N/A	2.4 million (in 100km)	04:10	EMSC
1175602	0.1	28 Jul 2017 01:04	4.8M, 10km	N/A	2.3 million (in 100km)	05:31	EMSC

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 Hamadan (population 1,954,983) . The nearest places are Bayan, Alvand Kamar, Nahavand, Abolfat-h Abad, Avarzaman, Darreh Tang, Yoones, Oshtorinan, 'Alamdar, Hosein Abad Nazem, and Gard Khvord.

Radius	Population
100 km	3.1 million people
75 km	1.9 million people
50 km	950000 people
20 km	140000 people
10 km	40000 people
5 km	10000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Hamadan	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2 million people
Lorestan	Iran, Islamic Republic of	1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bayan	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	3 km
Alvand Kamar	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	8 km
Nahavand	Hamadan	Iran	Village	66000 people	10 km
Abolfat-h Abad	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	11 km
Avarzaman	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	17 km
Darreh Tang	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	17 km
Yoones	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	22 km
Oshtorinan	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	23 km
'Alamdar	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	23 km
Hosein Abad Nazem	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	25 km
Baba Kamal	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	26 km
Saman	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	26 km
Asadabad	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	26 km
Vanna'i	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	27 km
Deh Now	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	28 km
Darvishabad	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	28 km
'Abd Hoseyni	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	29 km
Qal'eh Mozaffari	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	33 km
'Alamdar-e Bala	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Habibabad	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Gonbad	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Asmadabad	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Sarnaveh	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	38 km
Borujerd	Lorestan	Iran	City	230000 people	39 km
Baluibak	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	39 km
Malayer	Hamadan	Iran	City	150000 people	40 km
Hoseynabad	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Deh-e Firuz Vand	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Darreh Kasan	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Firuzabad	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Ab-e Sard	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Rig Sepid	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Akbarabad	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Asmadabad-e Bala	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Amir	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Kamazan	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	47 km
Babajan	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	47 km
Tuyserkan	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	47 km
Dar Balut-e Bala	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Darreh Mirza	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Azandarian	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Bayatan Olya	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Bish Aghaj	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Gav Karan	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	50 km
'Azizabad	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	51 km
Bardali	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Amirabad	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Bardbal	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Karzan	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Sarkan	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Gheyb Qoli	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Bozazna	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Abtaf	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Bayatan	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Dom Bakh	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Darmahi	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Bardbol	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Dar Howz	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Babalghani	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Aran	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Faridun	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Gorja'i	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Khanabad	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	61 km
Kangavar	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	55000 people	62 km
'Ali Nakhi	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Chashmeh Nush	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Baliwaza	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Dar Tut	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	63 km
As'adabad	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	63 km
Haft Cheshmeh	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	63 km
Alfaavot	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Chenaran	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Burbur	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Shahrestaneh	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Aq Bolagh	Markazi	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Gerdeh Kohneh	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Chalan Chulan	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Abarlaq-e Bala	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	67 km
'Alamdasht	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Gheshlagh Shahid	Markazi	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Cham-e Karim	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	70 km
'Abbasabad	Markazi	Iran	Village	-	70 km
Gard Khvord	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	70 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
Khorram Abbad	KHD	1125	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10400	77 km
Hamadan	HDM	1747	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10500	84 km

More information

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