M 4.9 in Pakistan on 08 Nov 2015 15:01 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: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.837 , 66.8769
Event Date: 08 Nov 2015 15:01 UTC
08 Nov 2015 20:01 Local
Exposed Population:
741560 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 08 Nov 2015 17:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
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
1105387 0.4 08 Nov 2015 15:01 4.9M, 10km N/A 740 thousand (in 100km) 02:46 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 Baluchistan (population 6,517,825) . The nearest places are Kori, and Kotra.

Radius Population
100 km 740000 people
75 km 340000 people
50 km 180000 people
20 km 15000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Baluchistan Pakistan 6.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kori Balochistan Pakistan Village - 15 km
Kotra Balochistan Pakistan Village - 16 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
Khuzdar KDD 1223 Civ. Paved No 6000 24 km

More information

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