M 4.9 in Iran-Iraq Border Region on 18 Aug 2014 11:23 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: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.53 , 47.56
Event Date: 18 Aug 2014 11:23 UTC
18 Aug 2014 15:53 Local
Exposed Population:
1437862 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=395414
Inserted at: 18 Aug 2014 14:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.1 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=395414 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
1058026 0 18 Aug 2014 11:23 5M, 53km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:13 EMSC
1058027 0.3 18 Aug 2014 11:23 5.2M, 10km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:22 NEIC
1058028 0.2 18 Aug 2014 11:23 5M, 43km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:22 EMSC
1058037 0 18 Aug 2014 11:23 4.9M, 10km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 02:43 EMSC
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 Ilam (population 496,061) . The nearest places are and Sheykh Mazbu.

Radius Population
100 km 1.5 million people
75 km 440000 people
50 km 82000 people
20 km 8700 people
10 km 2100 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ilam Iran, Islamic Republic of 500000 people
Maysan Iraq 550000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sheykh Mazbu Ilam Iran Village - 5 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
Abdanan 793 51 km
Dezful Highway Strip 119 58 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Karkheh Karkheh 2001 51 km

More information

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