M 4.5 in Northern And Central Iran on 06 Sep 2014 21:34 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.69 , 54.88
Event Date: 06 Sep 2014 21:34 UTC
07 Sep 2014 02:04 Local
Exposed Population:
1684250 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 06 Sep 2014 22:03 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
1059507 0 06 Sep 2014 21:34 4.5M, 10km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 00:28 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 Semnan (population 541,428) . The nearest places are and Alestan.

Radius Population
100 km 1.7 million people
75 km 1.3 million people
50 km 760000 people
20 km 7200 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Semnan Iran, Islamic Republic of 540000 people
Mazandaran Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Alestan Golestan Iran Village - 6 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
Shahrud 1285 36 km
Gorgan GBT 49 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Voshmgir Gorganrood 1970 59 km

More information

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