M 4.5 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 17 Feb 2015 13:41 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: 30.0535 , 57.6504
Event Date: 17 Feb 2015 13:41 UTC
17 Feb 2015 17:11 Local
Exposed Population:
702468 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Feb 2015 17:15 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
1071999 0 17 Feb 2015 13:41 4.5M, 10km N/A 700 thousand (in 100km) 03:33 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 Kerman (population 2,107,053) . The nearest places are Fandoqa, Asmadiyeh, Gowk, Dar Bar, Sirch, Zeynal Abad, Andigird, Chaahar Tagari, Hashemabad, Saftu, and Deh-e Safar.

Radius Population
100 km 840000 people
75 km 740000 people
50 km 35000 people
20 km 4100 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kerman Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Fandoqa Kerman Iran Village - 9 km
Asmadiyeh Kerman Iran Village - 10 km
Gowk Kerman Iran Village - 18 km
Dar Bar Kerman Iran Village - 20 km
Sirch Kerman Iran Village - 21 km
Zeynal Abad Kerman Iran Village - 23 km
Andigird Kerman Iran Village - 25 km
Chaahar Tagari Kerman Iran Village - 28 km
Hashemabad Kerman Iran Village - 32 km
Saftu Kerman Iran Village - 32 km
Mahan Kerman Iran Village - 34 km
Barjgun Kerman Iran Village - 34 km
Nask Kerman Iran Village - 35 km
Hoseynabad-e Mehdi Qoli Kerman Iran Village - 35 km
Nabid Kerman Iran Village - 36 km
Langar Kerman Iran Village - 38 km
Kahnuj Shah Kerman Iran Village - 39 km
Bikand Aminu Kerman Iran Village - 40 km
Bagh-e Almas Kerman Iran Village - 40 km
Shahdad Kerman Iran Village - 43 km
Salaabad Kerman Iran Village - 45 km
Akbarabad Kerman Iran Village - 45 km
Hormak Kerman Iran Village - 50 km
Asmadabad Kerman Iran Village - 50 km
Deh Gul Kerman Iran Village - 50 km
Deh Bala Kerman Iran Village - 51 km
Band-e Oversal Kerman Iran Village - 51 km
Keshit Kerman Iran Village - 51 km
Jupar Kerman Iran Village - 52 km
Rayen Kerman Iran Village - 52 km
Akbarabad Kerman Iran Village - 52 km
Pashu Kerman Iran Village - 53 km
Berenji Kerman Iran Village - 57 km
Malekabad Kerman Iran Village - 57 km
Kam Kalaghu Kerman Iran Village - 57 km
Akbarabad Kerman Iran Village - 59 km
Tinus Kerman Iran Village - 60 km
Divalak Kerman Iran Village - 61 km
Dorran Kerman Iran Village - 61 km
Bab-e Bini Kerman Iran Village - 62 km
Kerman Kerman Iran City 420000 people 63 km
Char Kerman Iran Village - 63 km
Baba Kamali Kerman Iran Village - 63 km
'Abbasabad Kerman Iran Village - 65 km
Kuhpayeh Kerman Iran Village - 67 km
Ghobeyra Kerman Iran Village - 68 km
Negur Kerman Iran Village - 68 km
Deh Tazeyan Kerman Iran Village - 68 km
Deh-e Safar Kerman Iran Village - 68 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
Kerman KER 1750 Civ. Paved Yes 12400 73 km

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