M 4.8 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 16 Sep 2013 16:05 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: 4.8M
Depth: 20 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.56 , 49.57
Event Date: 16 Sep 2013 16:05 UTC
16 Sep 2013 20:35 Local
Exposed Population:
1087484 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=334488
Inserted at: 17 Sep 2013 06:32 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.1 0.1
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=334488 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
1010577 0.1 16 Sep 2013 16:04 4.8M, 10km N/A 990 thousand (in 100km) 01:26 NEIC
1010658 0.1 16 Sep 2013 16:05 4.8M, 20km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 14:27 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 Khuzestan (population 3,481,957) . The nearest places are and Chal-e Monar.

Radius Population
100 km 990000 people
75 km 610000 people
50 km 140000 people
20 km 4500 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Khuzestan Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Chal-e Monar Khuzestan 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
Masjed Soleiman 362 Mil. Paved No 6500 47 km
Ella North 22 79 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Karoon Karun 1976 34 km
Masjed Solayman Karoon 2001 39 km

More information

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