M 4.7 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 07 Jan 2015 16:26 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: 28.7835 , 51.8964
Event Date: 07 Jan 2015 16:26 UTC
07 Jan 2015 19:56 Local
Exposed Population:
783237 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 08 Jan 2015 00:05 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
1068917 0 07 Jan 2015 16:26 4.7M, 10km N/A 780 thousand (in 100km) 07:39 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 Bushehr (population 794,785) . The nearest places are Shiraz, and Bedeh.

Radius Population
100 km 780000 people
75 km 300000 people
50 km 49000 people
20 km 5800 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bushehr Iran, Islamic Republic of 790000 people
Fars Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bedeh Bushehr Iran Village - 14 km
Shiraz Fars Iran Major city 1.1 million people 110 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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