M 5.4 in Azerbaijan on 10 Feb 2014 12:06 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: 5.4M
Depth: 55 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.23 , 48.63
Event Date: 10 Feb 2014 12:06 UTC
10 Feb 2014 16:06 Local
Exposed Population:
1935597 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=358922
Inserted at: 10 Feb 2014 12:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=358922 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
1041252 0.4 10 Feb 2014 12:06 5.3M, 60km N/A 3.2 million (in 100km) 00:14 EMSC
1041253 0 10 Feb 2014 12:06 5.3M, 48.86km N/A 3.2 million (in 100km) 00:23 NEIC
1041254 0.5 10 Feb 2014 12:06 5.4M, 67km N/A 3.2 million (in 100km) 00:23 EMSC
1041255 0.5 10 Feb 2014 12:06 5.4M, 55km N/A 1.9 million (in 100km) 00:29 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 Azerbaijan , Republic of Baku. The nearest places are Baky, and M�r�z�.

Radius Population
100 km 3.2 million people
75 km 1.1 million people
50 km 220000 people
20 km 47000 people
10 km 13000 people
5 km 5800 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Baku Azerbaijan -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
M�r�z� Azerbaijan Village 7900 people 2 km
Baky Azerbaijan Capital 1.2 million people 86 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
Kyurdamir Northeast unknown 51 km
Sital Chay 30465 54 km
Kazi Magomed 30461 55 km
Baku Nasosnyy 30453 56 km

More information

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