M 5.3 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 25 Nov 2015 21:17 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: 5.3M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 31.79 , 49.6
Event Date: 25 Nov 2015 21:17 UTC
26 Nov 2015 00:47 Local
Exposed Population:
1412156 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=472616
Inserted at: 26 Nov 2015 07:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.3 0.3
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=472616 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
1108496 0.4 25 Nov 2015 21:17 5.4M, 10km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:15 NEIC
1108497 0.4 25 Nov 2015 21:17 5.4M, 43km N/A 2.1 million (in 100km) 00:16 EMSC
1108498 0.4 25 Nov 2015 21:17 5.4M, 10km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:18 EMSC
1108499 0.2 25 Nov 2015 21:17 5.1M, 10km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:19 EMSC
1108548 0.3 25 Nov 2015 21:17 5.3M, 10km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 10:37 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 Khuzestan (population 3,481,957) . The nearest places are and Bolgoros.

Radius Population
100 km 1.1 million people
75 km 730000 people
50 km 450000 people
20 km 49000 people
10 km 11000 people
5 km 2800 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Khuzestan Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bolgoros Khuzestan Iran Village - 4 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
Masjed Soleiman 362 Mil. Paved No 6500 29 km
Ella North 22 66 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Karoon Karun 1976 9 km
Masjed Solayman Karoon 2001 17 km

More information

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