M 5.4 in Pakistan on 02 Jul 2015 07:18 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.4M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.4411 , 73.7036
Event Date: 02 Jul 2015 07:18 UTC
02 Jul 2015 12:18 Local
Exposed Population:
7346496 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 02 Jul 2015 07:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 1.4 1.4
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
1086620 1.4 02 Jul 2015 07:18 5.4M, 10km N/A 7.3 million (in 100km) 00:20 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 Pakistan , Pakistan-administered of Azad Kashmir Province. The nearest places are Islamabad, and Balgiran.

Radius Population
100 km 7.3 million people
75 km 4.3 million people
50 km 1.5 million people
20 km 62000 people
10 km 17000 people
5 km 5100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Azad Kashmir Province Pakistan -
Jammu & Kashmir India 8.2 million people
North-west Frontier Pakistan 16.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Balgiran Azad Kashmir Pakistan Village - 2 km
Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory Pakistan Capital 570000 people 100 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
Muzaffarabad MFG 831 Civ. Paved No 3000 21 km
Mansehra HRA unknown 48 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Simly Soan 1982 86 km

More information

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