M 4.6 in Afghanistan on 12 May 2015 09:15 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: 37.4052 , 69.6477
Event Date: 12 May 2015 09:15 UTC
12 May 2015 13:45 Local
Exposed Population:
4167050 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 12 May 2015 10:17 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1080134 0.2 12 May 2015 09:15 4.6M, 10km N/A 4.2 million (in 100km) 01:01 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 Afghanistan , Province of Takhar (population 696,374) . The nearest places are Dushanbe, Yangi Qal Ei, Bay Yawa, and Arab Qishlaq.

Radius Population
100 km 4.2 million people
75 km 2.1 million people
50 km 930000 people
20 km 150000 people
10 km 44000 people
5 km 5200 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Takhar Afghanistan 700000 people
Kulyab Tajikistan -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bay Yawa Takhar Afghanistan Village - 6 km
Arab Qishlaq Takhar Afghanistan Village - 6 km
Yangi Qal Ei Takhar Afghanistan Village - 8 km
Dushanbe Tajikistan Capital 540000 people 150 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
Parkhar South 441 25 km
Moskovskiy / Pyandzh 467 26 km
Moskovskiy / Pyandzh Southwest 274 27 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Golovnaya Vakhsh 1963 82 km
Muninabad Obi-Surkh 1965 83 km

More information

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