M 5.4 in Azerbaijan on 29 Sep 2014 01:38 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: 5.4M
Depth: 12 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.13 , 47.94
Event Date: 29 Sep 2014 01:38 UTC
29 Sep 2014 06:38 Local
Exposed Population:
1809142 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=401919
Inserted at: 29 Sep 2014 06:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=401919 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
1061238 0.4 29 Sep 2014 01:38 5.3M, 60km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 00:19 EMSC
1061239 0 29 Sep 2014 01:38 5.3M, 41.33km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 00:24 NEIC
1061245 0.5 29 Sep 2014 01:38 5.4M, 12km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 05:07 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 Azerbaijan , Republic of Baku. The nearest places are Baky, and Khynalyk.

Radius Population
100 km 1.8 million people
75 km 970000 people
50 km 290000 people
20 km 8600 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Baku Azerbaijan -
Respublika Dagestan Russian Federation 1.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Khynalyk Azerbaijan Village - 9 km
Baky Azerbaijan Capital 1.2 million people 182 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
Akhty 1100 40 km
Kuba Khalilli unknown 69 km
Khachmas 30 70 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Mingechaurskoye Mingechaur Kura 1953 99 km

More information

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