M 4.6 in Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bord Reg. on 23 Jun 2014 00:27 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: 16.94 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.4905 , 70.2782
Event Date: 23 Jun 2014 00:27 UTC
23 Jun 2014 05:27 Local
Exposed Population:
1070888 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 23 Jun 2014 00:49 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
1053618 0 23 Jun 2014 00:27 4.6M, 16.94km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:21 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 Tajikistan , Region of Kulyab.

Radius Population
100 km 1.1 million people
75 km 450000 people
50 km 140000 people
20 km 4000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Tajikistan Kulyab -
Tajikistan Dushanbe -
Afghanistan Badakhshan 670000 people
Tajikistan Khudzhand -
Tajikistan Kurgan Tyube -
Afghanistan Takhar 700000 people
Kyrgyzstan Osh 2.1 million people

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
Khovaling 1524 33 km
Kalai-Khumb 1500 43 km
Darwaz DAZ 1600 49 km

More information

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