M 4.7 in Afghanistan on 17 Jan 2016 19:46 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: 4.7M
Depth: 88.7 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.0552 , 71.2096
Event Date: 17 Jan 2016 19:46 UTC
18 Jan 2016 00:16 Local
Exposed Population:
833016 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Jan 2016 21:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.7 -0.7
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
1115658 -0.7 17 Jan 2016 19:46 4.7M, 88.7km N/A 830 thousand (in 100km) 01:19 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 Afghanistan , Province of Badakhshan (population 666,668) .

Radius Population
100 km 830000 people
75 km 550000 people
50 km 230000 people
20 km 28000 people
10 km 6500 people
5 km 2400 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Afghanistan Badakhshan 670000 people
Tajikistan Dushanbe -
Pakistan North-west Frontier 16.6 million people
Afghanistan Takhar 700000 people
Tajikistan Kulyab -

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
Ishkashim 30480 49 km
Khorog Afld 2074 59 km

More information

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