M 4.5 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 18 Sep 2013 16:26 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.9674 , 48.8911
Event Date: 18 Sep 2013 16:26 UTC
18 Sep 2013 20:56 Local
Exposed Population:
1484928 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000jvfw
Inserted at: 18 Sep 2013 19:13 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
usb000jvfw 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
1011198 0 18 Sep 2013 16:26 4.5M, 10km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 02:46 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 Khuzestan (population 3,481,957) . The nearest places are and Sard.

Radius Population
100 km 1.5 million people
75 km 400000 people
50 km 20000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Khuzestan Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.5 million people
Lorestan Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sard Khuzestan Iran Village - 4 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
Dezful DEF 152 Mil. Paved No 12800 75 km
Khorram Abbad KHD 1125 Civ. Paved Yes 10400 77 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Dez Dez 1962 56 km

More information

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