M 5.6 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 20 Aug 2014 10:14 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: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.51 , 47.79
Event Date: 20 Aug 2014 10:14 UTC
20 Aug 2014 14:44 Local
Exposed Population:
1416438 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=395985
Inserted at: 20 Aug 2014 11:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=395985 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
1058202 0.5 20 Aug 2014 10:14 5.6M, 30km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:13 EMSC
1058203 0.5 20 Aug 2014 10:14 5.6M, 40km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:16 EMSC
1058204 0.5 20 Aug 2014 10:14 5.7M, 10km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:18 NEIC
1058205 0.5 20 Aug 2014 10:14 5.6M, 44km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:19 EMSC
1058206 0.5 20 Aug 2014 10:14 5.6M, 10km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:22 EMSC
1058210 0.5 20 Aug 2014 10:14 5.6M, 10km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 01:10 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 Abu Gharib.

Radius Population
100 km 1.5 million people
75 km 830000 people
50 km 100000 people
20 km 15000 people
10 km 6600 people
5 km 2300 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ilam Iran, Islamic Republic of 500000 people
Khuzestan Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Abu Gharib Ilam Iran Village - 3 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
Dezful Highway Strip 119 41 km
Dezful DEF 152 Mil. Paved No 12800 61 km
Abdanan 793 65 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Karkheh Karkheh 2001 37 km

More information

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