M 4.8 in Kazakhstan on 15 Mar 2015 14:01 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: 4.8M
Depth: 26.09 Km
Lat/Lon: 43.0819 , 76.9033
Event Date: 15 Mar 2015 14:01 UTC
15 Mar 2015 20:01 Local
Exposed Population:
1802715 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 15 Mar 2015 16:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 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
1073920 0 15 Mar 2015 14:01 4.8M, 26.09km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 02:02 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 Kazakhstan , Region of Alma-Ata (population 2,192,685) . The nearest places are Almaty, and Almaarasan.

Radius Population
100 km 1.8 million people
75 km 1.6 million people
50 km 1.4 million people
20 km 420000 people
10 km 5000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Alma-Ata Kazakhstan 2.2 million people
Bishkek Kyrgyzstan -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Almaarasan Almaty (Oblysy) Kazakhstan Village - 2 km
Almaty Almaty (Qalasy) Kazakhstan Major city 1.2 million people 19 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
Alma Ata Northwest 732 30 km
Almaty ALA 674 Civ. Paved Yes 14400 32 km
Alma Ata North 655 33 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kapchagayskoye Kapchagay Ili 1970 95 km

More information

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