M 5.4 in Azerbaijan on 04 Sep 2015 04:49 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: 5.4M
Depth: 15 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.97 , 47.43
Event Date: 04 Sep 2015 04:49 UTC
04 Sep 2015 09:49 Local
Exposed Population:
2038275 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=457611
Inserted at: 04 Sep 2015 06:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=457611 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
1094657 0.4 04 Sep 2015 04:49 5.3M, 40km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 00:19 EMSC
1094661 0.5 04 Sep 2015 04:49 5.4M, 13.77km N/A 1.9 million (in 100km) 00:28 NEIC
1094714 0.5 04 Sep 2015 04:49 5.4M, 15km N/A 2 million (in 100km) 01:11 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 Shirvanly.

Radius Population
100 km 1.8 million people
75 km 1 million people
50 km 500000 people
20 km 52000 people
10 km 24000 people
5 km 7000 people
2 km 1300 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Baku Azerbaijan -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Shirvanly Azerbaijan Village - 1 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
457 31 km
33 38 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Mingechaurskoye Mingechaur Kura 1953 46 km

More information

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