M 5.3 in Pakistan on 23 Oct 2015 00:27 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.3M
Depth: 29.42 Km
Lat/Lon: 29.6639 , 70.3527
Event Date: 23 Oct 2015 00:27 UTC
23 Oct 2015 05:27 Local
Exposed Population:
7963218 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 23 Oct 2015 00:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 1.3 1.3
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
1103164 1.3 23 Oct 2015 00:27 5.3M, 29.42km N/A 8 million (in 100km) 00:20 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 Pakistan , Province of Punjab (population 71,083,790) . The nearest places are and Dajal.

Radius Population
100 km 8 million people
75 km 5.1 million people
50 km 2.2 million people
20 km 210000 people
10 km 31000 people
5 km 5300 people
2 km 1400 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Punjab Pakistan 71.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Dajal Punjab Pakistan Village 16000 people 12 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
Dera Ghazi Khan DEA 150 Civ. Paved No 6500 35 km
Dera Ghazi Khan New 126 43 km
Rajanpur Northwest 122 47 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Punjnad Chenab n/a 74 km

More information

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