M 5 in Turkmenistan on 12 Oct 2015 21:37 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: 5.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.4003 , 57.0903
Event Date: 12 Oct 2015 21:37 UTC
13 Oct 2015 02:37 Local
Exposed Population:
394610 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 12 Oct 2015 22:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1101795 0.1 12 Oct 2015 21:37 5M, 10km N/A 390 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 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 Turkmenistan , Region of Ashkhabad. The nearest places are Ashgabat, and Karaul.

Radius Population
100 km 390000 people
75 km 200000 people
50 km 130000 people
20 km 7200 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ashkhabad Turkmenistan -
Krasnovodsk Turkmenistan -
Khorasan Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Karaul Ahal Turkmenistan Village - 6 km
Ashgabat Ahal Turkmenistan Capital 520000 people 124 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
Kelyata 151 56 km
Kizyl Arvat 56 91 km
Kizyl-Arvat Northwest 91 98 km

More information

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