M 4.6 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 02 Mar 2015 06:08 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: 1 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.64 , 48.97
Event Date: 02 Mar 2015 06:08 UTC
02 Mar 2015 09:38 Local
Exposed Population:
1228319 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=429987
Inserted at: 02 Mar 2015 07:18 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=429987 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
1072936 0 02 Mar 2015 06:08 4.6M, 20km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 00:12 EMSC
1072940 0 02 Mar 2015 06:08 4.6M, 1km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 01:09 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 Zanjan (population 2,062,447) . The nearest places are Tehran, and Ab Garm.

Radius Population
100 km 1.7 million people
75 km 710000 people
50 km 370000 people
20 km 21000 people
10 km 9400 people
5 km 2900 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ab Garm Qazvin Iran Village - 6 km
Tehran Tehran Iran Capital 7.1 million people 196 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
Khar Rud 1215 76 km
Hamadan Mil NUJ 1711 Mil. Paved No 14600 85 km
Shahrokhi Highway Strip 1722 86 km
Ghazvin GZW 1276 Civ. Paved No 3700 86 km

More information

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