M 4.6 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 25 Feb 2015 08:34 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: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 31.5021 , 50.8113
Event Date: 25 Feb 2015 08:34 UTC
25 Feb 2015 12:04 Local
Exposed Population:
1301886 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 25 Feb 2015 09:05 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
1072494 0 25 Feb 2015 08:34 4.6M, 10km N/A 1.3 million (in 100km) 00:30 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 Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari (population 819,447) . The nearest places are Esfahan, Lordegan, and Deh Now.

Radius Population
100 km 1.3 million people
75 km 490000 people
50 km 210000 people
20 km 65000 people
10 km 52000 people
5 km 47000 people
2 km 24000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari Iran, Islamic Republic of 820000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lordegan Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Iran Village - 2 km
Deh Now Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Iran Village - 3 km
Esfahan Esfahan Iran Major city 1.3 million people 151 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
Shahre Kord CQD 2043 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 88 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Karoon 3 Karoon 2004 76 km

More information

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