M 5 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 20 Jun 2014 22:54 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: 5.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 29.774 , 50.8256
Event Date: 20 Jun 2014 22:54 UTC
21 Jun 2014 03:24 Local
Exposed Population:
1098565 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Jun 2014 23:14 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
1053477 0.2 20 Jun 2014 22:54 5M, 10km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:19 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 Bushehr (population 794,785) . The nearest places are Shiraz, and Chehel Zar'i 'Arab.

Radius Population
100 km 1.1 million people
75 km 540000 people
50 km 110000 people
20 km 2400 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bushehr Iran, Islamic Republic of 790000 people
Fars Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Chehel Zar'i 'Arab Bushehr Iran Village - 4 km
Shiraz Fars Iran Major city 1.1 million people 166 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
Gorreh 27 41 km
Darrahi 25 50 km
Bahregan IAQ 6 54 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Bandar E Rig Iran 37 km
Ganaveh Iran 39 km

More information

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