M 4.6 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 07 Feb 2014 04:43 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: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.54 , 48.83
Event Date: 07 Feb 2014 04:43 UTC
07 Feb 2014 08:13 Local
Exposed Population:
1236544 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=358286
Inserted at: 07 Feb 2014 08:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=358286 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
1040950 0 07 Feb 2014 04:43 4.6M, 10km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:14 EMSC
1040951 0 07 Feb 2014 04:43 4.5M, 35.18km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:19 NEIC
1040954 0 07 Feb 2014 04:43 4.6M, 10km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 01:17 EMSC
1040957 0 07 Feb 2014 04:43 4.6M, 40km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 01:53 EMSC
1040972 0 07 Feb 2014 04:43 4.6M, 10km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 04:14 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 Noor Abad.

Radius Population
100 km 1.5 million people
75 km 720000 people
50 km 35000 people
20 km 1600 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
Noor Abad Khuzestan Iran Village - 15 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 58 km
Dezful Highway Strip 119 77 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Dez Dez 1962 45 km

More information

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