M 4.5 in Iran-Iraq Border Region on 26 Oct 2014 19:35 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: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.63 , 47.47
Event Date: 26 Oct 2014 19:35 UTC
26 Oct 2014 23:05 Local
Exposed Population:
1349218 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=405872
Inserted at: 27 Oct 2014 07:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=405872 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
1063285 0 26 Oct 2014 19:35 4.7M, 2km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:58 EMSC
1063307 0 26 Oct 2014 19:35 4.5M, 2km N/A 1.3 million (in 100km) 12:01 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 , Province of Ilam (population 496,061) .

Radius Population
100 km 1.2 million people
75 km 260000 people
50 km 100000 people
20 km 25000 people
10 km 4200 people
5 km 2600 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Iran Ilam 500000 people
Iraq Maysan 550000 people
Iran Khuzestan 3.5 million people
Iran Lorestan 1.8 million people
Iraq Wasit 650000 people

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 41 km
Dezful Highway Strip 119 79 km

More information

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