M 5.2 in Tajikistan on 19 Oct 2018 13:25 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: 5.2M
Depth: 137.76 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.3904 , 73.8278
Event Date: 19 Oct 2018 13:25 UTC
19 Oct 2018 18:25 Local
Exposed Population:
About 27000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000hedy
Inserted at: 19 Oct 2018 13:45 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
5.1 (Tajikistan)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Tajikistan= 5.1; China= 3.6

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000hedy Scaled population (vector) 4.33  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0.04  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1232273 0 19 Oct 2018 13:25 5.2M, 137.76km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 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 Tajikistan , Region of Dushanbe. The nearest places are Akbaytal, Murgab, Gumbezkol, Su-Bashi, Priiski, Karasu, Muzkol, Rangkul, and Chatyr-Tash.

Radius Population
100 km 27000 people
75 km 11000 people
50 km 8300 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Dushanbe Tajikistan -
Xinjiang China 16.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Akbaytal Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 10 km
Murgab Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 27 km
Gumbezkol Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 30 km
Su-Bashi Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 32 km
Priiski Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 35 km
Karasu Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 43 km
Muzkol Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 48 km
Rangkul Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 49 km
Chatyr-Tash Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 62 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
Murgab Afld 3646 0 28 km

More information

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