M 4.7 in Iran-Iraq Border Region on 15 Oct 2014 13:45 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: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.29 , 47.92
Event Date: 15 Oct 2014 13:45 UTC
15 Oct 2014 17:15 Local
Exposed Population:
1677876 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 15 Oct 2014 19:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 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
1062485 0 15 Oct 2014 13:45 4.7M, 10km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 06:02 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 Khuzestan (population 3,481,957) . The nearest places are Al Basrah, and Chananeh.

Radius Population
100 km 1.7 million people
75 km 830000 people
50 km 610000 people
20 km 25000 people
10 km 7100 people
5 km 1400 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Chananeh Khuzestan Iran Village - 10 km
Al Basrah Al Basrah Iraq Major city - 197 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 28 km
Dezful DEF 152 Mil. Paved No 12800 48 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Karkheh Karkheh 2001 30 km

More information

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