M 4.5 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 20 Apr 2015 16:04 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: 27.971 , 52.4523
Event Date: 20 Apr 2015 16:04 UTC
20 Apr 2015 20:34 Local
Exposed Population:
444871 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Apr 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
1077017 0 20 Apr 2015 16:04 4.5M, 10km N/A 440 thousand (in 100km) 01:10 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 Fars (population 4,146,405) . The nearest places are Shiraz, and Kur Boland.

Radius Population
100 km 440000 people
75 km 220000 people
50 km 130000 people
20 km 8800 people
10 km 1300 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Fars Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.1 million people
Bushehr Iran, Islamic Republic of 790000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kur Boland Fars Iran Village - 3 km
Shiraz Fars Iran Major city 1.1 million people 181 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
Do Lengeh TEW 325 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 19 km
Asaluyeh 17 56 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Bandar Taheri Iran 36 km
Kangan Iran 41 km

More information

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