M 4.8 in Pakistan on 24 Sep 2013 22:38 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: 22.98 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.29 , 65.61
Event Date: 24 Sep 2013 22:38 UTC
25 Sep 2013 03:38 Local
Exposed Population:
316017 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 Oct 2013 12:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1012449 0.4 24 Sep 2013 22:38 5M, 10km N/A 310 thousand (in 100km) 00:10 GEOFON
1012453 -0.7 24 Sep 2013 22:38 4.8M, 80km N/A 550 thousand (in 100km) 00:26 EMSC
1012503 0.2 24 Sep 2013 22:38 4.8M, 60km N/A 250 thousand (in 100km) 05:23 EMSC
1012509 0.2 24 Sep 2013 22:38 4.8M, 10km N/A 230 thousand (in 100km) 05:35 EMSC
1012510 0.2 24 Sep 2013 22:38 4.8M, 10km N/A 380 thousand (in 100km) 05:44 EMSC
1012532 0.3 24 Sep 2013 22:38 4.9M, 10km N/A 330 thousand (in 100km) 08:05 EMSC
1013968 0.2 24 Sep 2013 22:38 4.8M, 22.98km N/A 320 thousand (in 100km) 6d 14:21 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 Pakistan , Province of Baluchistan (population 6,517,825) .

Radius Population
100 km 310000 people
75 km 150000 people
50 km 56000 people
20 km 8600 people
10 km 2100 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Baluchistan Pakistan 6.5 million people

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
Bandari 767 53 km

More information

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