M 5 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 10 Aug 2013 17:20 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: 5.0M
Depth: 17.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.3948 , 51.7466
Event Date: 10 Aug 2013 17:20 UTC
10 Aug 2013 21:50 Local
Exposed Population:
457133 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000j0bu
Inserted at: 13 Aug 2013 21:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
usb000j0bu 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
1003135 0 10 Aug 2013 17:20 4.6M, 20km N/A 470 thousand (in 100km) 00:14 EMSC
1003137 0 10 Aug 2013 17:20 4.6M, 15km N/A 640 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 EMSC
1003140 0 10 Aug 2013 17:20 4.6M, 15km N/A 470 thousand (in 100km) 00:47 EMSC
1003143 0.1 10 Aug 2013 17:20 5M, 37.2km N/A 480 thousand (in 100km) 00:51 NEIC
1003144 0.1 10 Aug 2013 17:20 5M, 15km N/A 470 thousand (in 100km) 00:56 EMSC
1003158 0.1 10 Aug 2013 17:20 5M, 20km N/A 480 thousand (in 100km) 02:59 EMSC
1003175 0.1 10 Aug 2013 17:20 5M, 0km N/A 370 thousand (in 100km) 06:23 EMSC
1003688 0.1 10 Aug 2013 17:20 5M, 17.3km N/A 460 thousand (in 100km) 3d 04:15 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 Bushehr (population 794,785) . The nearest places are Shiraz, and Dehak.

Radius Population
100 km 470000 people
75 km 230000 people
50 km 97000 people
20 km 5000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bushehr Iran, Islamic Republic of 790000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Dehak Bushehr Iran Village - 7 km
Shiraz Fars Iran Major city 1.1 million people 142 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
Do Lengeh TEW 325 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 89 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kangan Iran 78 km

More information

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