M 4.8 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 20 Oct 2015 15:42 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: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 31.8603 , 50.198
Event Date: 20 Oct 2015 15:42 UTC
20 Oct 2015 19:12 Local
Exposed Population:
1327993 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Oct 2015 18:12 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
1102817 0.1 20 Oct 2015 15:42 4.8M, 10km N/A 1.3 million (in 100km) 02:29 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 Khuzestan (population 3,481,957) . The nearest places are Esfahan, and Deh Deli.

Radius Population
100 km 1.3 million people
75 km 650000 people
50 km 300000 people
20 km 7300 people
10 km 1100 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Khuzestan Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.5 million people
Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari Iran, Islamic Republic of 820000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Deh Deli Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Iran Village - 10 km
Esfahan Esfahan Iran Major city 1.3 million people 165 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
Shahre Kord CQD 2043 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 78 km
Masjed Soleiman 362 Mil. Paved No 6500 89 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Karoon 3 Karoon 2004 12 km

More information

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