M 4.6 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 30 May 2014 09:26 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: 4.6M
Depth: 37.13 Km
Lat/Lon: 26.7598 , 53.9052
Event Date: 30 May 2014 09:26 UTC
30 May 2014 13:56 Local
Exposed Population:
196816 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 30 May 2014 09:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1051578 0 30 May 2014 09:26 4.6M, 37.13km N/A 200 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 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 Hormozgan (population 989,556) . The nearest places are and Rostag.

Radius Population
100 km 200000 people
75 km 86000 people
50 km 37000 people
20 km 2200 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hormozgan Iran, Islamic Republic of 990000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Rostag Hormozgan 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
Kish Island KIH 30 Civ. Paved Yes 11800 25 km
Lavan Island LVP 22 Civ. Paved Yes 6800 57 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sharak Iran 26 km
Qeis Island Iran 29 km

More information

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