M 5.4 in Pakistan on 26 Feb 2015 21:59 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.4M
Depth: 28.94 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.6578 , 73.3017
Event Date: 26 Feb 2015 21:59 UTC
27 Feb 2015 02:59 Local
Exposed Population:
8182928 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 26 Feb 2015 22:47 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 1.4 1.4
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
1072620 1.5 26 Feb 2015 21:59 5.4M, 24.24km N/A 8.8 million (in 100km) 00:24 NEIC
1072623 1.4 26 Feb 2015 21:59 5.4M, 28.94km N/A 8.2 million (in 100km) 00:48 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 Pakistan , Province of North-west Frontier (population 16,643,640) . The nearest places are Islamabad, Sangar, and Jabori.

Radius Population
100 km 8.8 million people
75 km 4.5 million people
50 km <1000 people
20 km 340000 people
10 km 5500 people
5 km 13000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
North-west Frontier Pakistan 16.6 million people
Azad Kashmir Province Pakistan -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sangar North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 5 km
Jabori North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 5 km
Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory Pakistan Capital 570000 people 100 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
Mansehra HRA unknown 31 km
Muzaffarabad MFG 831 Civ. Paved No 3000 33 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tarbela Tarbela Indus 1976 80 km

More information

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