M 4.5 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 24 Jan 2015 01:17 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.11 , 47.37
Event Date: 24 Jan 2015 01:17 UTC
24 Jan 2015 04:47 Local
Exposed Population:
2833126 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=423953
Inserted at: 24 Jan 2015 08:18 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=423953 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
1070269 0 24 Jan 2015 01:17 4.5M, 10km N/A 2.8 million (in 100km) 07:00 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, Islamic Republic of , Province of Azarbayjan-e Khavari (population 5,341,232) . The nearest places are Tabriz, Siah Dulan, Damirchi, and Qarah Bolagh.

Radius Population
100 km 2.8 million people
75 km 700000 people
50 km 430000 people
20 km 18000 people
10 km 4000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Siah Dulan Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 2 km
Damirchi Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 2 km
Qarah Bolagh Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 3 km
Tabriz Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Major city 1.2 million people 95 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
Sarab 1725 32 km
Ardabil ADU 1316 Civ. Paved Yes 10800 95 km
Tabriz TBZ 1359 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 100 km

More information

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