M 4.6 in Azerbaijan on 26 May 2015 01:20 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: 22 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.77 , 46.69
Event Date: 26 May 2015 01:20 UTC
26 May 2015 06:20 Local
Exposed Population:
2365309 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=443813
Inserted at: 26 May 2015 06:30 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=443813 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
1082015 0 26 May 2015 01:20 4.6M, 15.13km N/A 2.4 million (in 100km) 00:10 NEIC
1082017 0 26 May 2015 01:20 4.6M, 10km N/A 2.4 million (in 100km) 00:13 EMSC
1082018 0 26 May 2015 01:20 4.6M, 12km N/A 2.3 million (in 100km) 00:16 EMSC
1082019 0 26 May 2015 01:20 4.6M, 20km N/A 2.3 million (in 100km) 00:22 EMSC
1082025 0.1 26 May 2015 01:20 4.7M, 18km N/A 2.4 million (in 100km) 00:46 EMSC
1082040 0.1 26 May 2015 01:20 4.7M, 22km N/A 2.4 million (in 100km) 03:52 EMSC
1082043 0 26 May 2015 01:20 4.6M, 22km N/A 2.4 million (in 100km) 05:10 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 Azerbaijan , Republic of Baku. The nearest places are and Aprelya.

Radius Population
100 km 2.4 million people
75 km 1.7 million people
50 km 820000 people
20 km 220000 people
10 km 19000 people
5 km 4700 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Baku Azerbaijan -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Aprelya Azerbaijan Village - 4 km

see full list

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
Tanrykulular 82 11 km
15 17 km
Yevlakh 122 19 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Mingechaurskoye Mingechaur Kura 1953 16 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.