M 5.3 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 30 Jul 2014 01:32 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: 5.3M
Depth: 5.22 Km
Lat/Lon: 26.4 , 53.55
Event Date: 30 Jul 2014 01:32 UTC
30 Jul 2014 05:32 Local
Exposed Population: About 70000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 30 Jul 2014 02:33 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
1056380 0 30 Jul 2014 01:32 5.6M, 10km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 NEIC
1056382 0 30 Jul 2014 01:32 5.3M, 5.22km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 01:00 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 71000 people
75 km 34000 people
50 km 16000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hormozgan Iran, Islamic Republic of 990000 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
Kish Island KIH 30 Civ. Paved Yes 11800 46 km
Lavan Island LVP 22 Civ. Paved Yes 6800 49 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Qeis Island Iran 47 km
Jazireh Ye Lavan IRLVP Iran 48 km

More information

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