M 4.8 in Afghanistan on 26 Jun 2015 17:41 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: 29.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.4702 , 69.3009
Event Date: 26 Jun 2015 17:41 UTC
26 Jun 2015 22:11 Local
Exposed Population:
3575812 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 26 Jun 2015 18:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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
1085948 0.5 26 Jun 2015 17:41 4.8M, 29.5km N/A 3.6 million (in 100km) 00:21 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 Besh Tan Teg, and Aqjar.

Radius Population
100 km 3.6 million people
75 km 2.3 million people
50 km 1.3 million people
20 km 110000 people
10 km 37000 people
5 km 4200 people
2 km 1100 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Takhar Afghanistan 700000 people
Konduz Afghanistan 750000 people
Baghlan Afghanistan 660000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Aqjar Kondoz Afghanistan Village - 3 km
Besh Tan Teg Kondoz Afghanistan Village - 4 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
Taluqan TQN unknown 39 km
Kunduz UND 435 Civ. Paved No 6500 41 km

More information

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