M 4.9 in Southern Iran on 11 Nov 2014 10:05 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: 4.9M
Depth: 47.23 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.9 , 55.94
Event Date: 11 Nov 2014 10:05 UTC
11 Nov 2014 13:35 Local
Exposed Population:
632028 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 11 Nov 2014 13:54 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
1064372 0 11 Nov 2014 10:05 4.9M, 47.23km N/A 630 thousand (in 100km) 03:48 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 Hormozgan (population 989,556) . The nearest places are and Par 'Abedin.

Radius Population
100 km 630000 people
75 km 100000 people
50 km 54000 people
20 km 3500 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hormozgan Iran, Islamic Republic of 990000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Par 'Abedin Hormozgan Iran Village - 9 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
Bandar Abbas NAS HDR 12 Mil. Paved Yes 8500 85 km
Bandar Abbass International BND 7 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 87 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Bandar Abbas IRBND Iran 87 km
Bandar Shahid Rejaie Iran 90 km

More information

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