M 4.5 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 13 May 2015 14:35 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: 47.49 Km
Lat/Lon: 26.7719 , 62.5175
Event Date: 13 May 2015 14:35 UTC
13 May 2015 19:05 Local
Exposed Population:
468601 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 May 2015 18:17 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
1080342 0 13 May 2015 14:35 4.5M, 47.49km N/A 470 thousand (in 100km) 03:41 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 Sistan va Baluchestan (population 1,554,117) . The nearest places are Govari, and Govan.

Radius Population
100 km 470000 people
75 km 210000 people
50 km 34000 people
20 km 5000 people
10 km 1200 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sistan va Baluchestan Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Govari Sistan and Baluchestan Iran Village - 7 km
Govan Sistan and Baluchestan Iran Village - 7 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
Robray 559 84 km

More information

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