M 4.6 in Afghanistan on 26 Apr 2014 17:48 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: 75.19 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.2291 , 70.4001
Event Date: 26 Apr 2014 17:48 UTC
26 Apr 2014 22:18 Local
Exposed Population:
3027664 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 26 Apr 2014 20:26 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.9 -0.9
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
1048175 -0.9 26 Apr 2014 17:48 4.6M, 75.19km N/A 3 million (in 100km) 02:37 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 Afghanistan , Province of Laghman (population 416,184) . The nearest places are Kabol, and Kendar.

Radius Population
100 km 3 million people
75 km 1.2 million people
50 km 320000 people
20 km 24000 people
10 km 4100 people
5 km 1200 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Laghman Afghanistan 420000 people
Konarha Afghanistan 330000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kendar Nurestan Afghanistan Village - 0 km
Kabol Kabol Afghanistan Capital 3 million people 137 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
Jalalabad JAA 553 Civ. Paved Yes 6000 92 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Darunta Kabul 1963 83 km

More information

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