M 5.9 in Afghanistan on 10 Aug 2015 10:05 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: 5.9M
Depth: 224 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.5199 , 71.2009
Event Date: 10 Aug 2015 10:05 UTC
10 Aug 2015 14:35 Local
Exposed Population:
748585 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 10 Aug 2015 11:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 1.1 1.1
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
1091596 0.8 10 Aug 2015 10:05 5.7M, 223.07km N/A 750 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 NEIC
1091599 1.1 10 Aug 2015 10:05 5.9M, 224km 3.72 750 thousand (in 100km) 00:54 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 Badakhshan (population 666,668) .

Radius Population
100 km 750000 people
75 km 310000 people
50 km 100000 people
20 km 15000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Afghanistan Badakhshan 670000 people
Pakistan North-west Frontier 16.6 million people
Tajikistan Dushanbe -
Afghanistan Konarha 330000 people
Afghanistan Takhar 700000 people
Afghanistan Kapisa 340000 people

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
Ishkashim 30480 47 km
Chitral CJL 1494 Civ. Paved No 5800 87 km

More information

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