M 4.5 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 25 Sep 2015 09:27 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.8 , 46.69
Event Date: 25 Sep 2015 09:27 UTC
25 Sep 2015 12:27 Local
Exposed Population:
997204 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=461420
Inserted at: 25 Sep 2015 12:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=461420 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
1099285 0 25 Sep 2015 09:27 4.5M, 10km N/A 1000 thousand (in 100km) 03:29 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of , Province of Ilam (population 496,061) . The nearest places are and Saiyid Subair.

Radius Population
100 km 1000000 people
75 km 200000 people
50 km 48000 people
20 km 1900 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ilam Iran, Islamic Republic of 500000 people
Maysan Iraq 550000 people
Wasit Iraq 650000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Saiyid Subair Maysan Iraq Village - 13 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
Abdanan 793 76 km
Kut Al Hayy East 14 81 km

More information

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