M 4.6 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 25 Aug 2015 17:36 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: 17.39 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.5706 , 52.5883
Event Date: 25 Aug 2015 17:36 UTC
25 Aug 2015 22:06 Local
Exposed Population:
2337518 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 25 Aug 2015 20:48 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
1093261 0 25 Aug 2015 17:36 4.6M, 17.39km N/A 2.3 million (in 100km) 03:11 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 Tehran (population 11,310,730) . The nearest places are Tehran, Deh Gardan, Mozdaran, Darya Bak, Gav Darreh, and Atashan.

Radius Population
100 km 2.3 million people
75 km 430000 people
50 km 160000 people
20 km 9400 people
10 km 2400 people
5 km 1100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tehran Iran, Islamic Republic of 11.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Deh Gardan Tehran Iran Village - 2 km
Mozdaran Tehran Iran Village - 2 km
Darya Bak Tehran Iran Village - 2 km
Gav Darreh Tehran Iran Village - 3 km
Atashan Tehran Iran Village - 3 km
Tehran Tehran Iran Capital 7.1 million people 106 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
Garmcar Sw 976 50 km
Semnan 1128 82 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Lar Lar 1980 65 km

More information

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