M 4.9 in Azerbaijan on 26 Jan 2015 03:30 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: 49 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.36 , 48.94
Event Date: 26 Jan 2015 03:30 UTC
26 Jan 2015 07:30 Local
Exposed Population:
960195 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=424256
Inserted at: 26 Jan 2015 08:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.2 0.2
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=424256 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
1070364 0.1 26 Jan 2015 03:30 4.7M, 44.32km N/A 970 thousand (in 100km) 00:10 NEIC
1070365 0 26 Jan 2015 03:30 4.7M, 40km N/A 920 thousand (in 100km) 00:12 EMSC
1070366 0.1 26 Jan 2015 03:30 4.8M, 53km N/A 890 thousand (in 100km) 00:30 EMSC
1070376 0.2 26 Jan 2015 03:30 4.9M, 49km N/A 960 thousand (in 100km) 04:45 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 Azerbaijan , Republic of Baku. The nearest places are Baky, and Charkhy.

Radius Population
100 km 970000 people
75 km 590000 people
50 km 430000 people
20 km 130000 people
10 km 40000 people
5 km 9700 people
2 km 1400 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Baku Azerbaijan -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Charkhy Azerbaijan Village - 4 km
Baky Azerbaijan Capital 1.2 million people 141 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
Khachmas 30 9 km
Sital Chay 30465 79 km

More information

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