M 4.8 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 21 Jan 2016 19:28 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: 27.3446 , 54.7971
Event Date: 21 Jan 2016 19:28 UTC
21 Jan 2016 22:58 Local
Exposed Population:
323051 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 21 Jan 2016 20:18 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
1116005 0.1 21 Jan 2016 19:28 4.8M, 10km N/A 320 thousand (in 100km) 00:49 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 Hormozgan (population 989,556) . The nearest places are and Berkeh-ye Seyyedi.

Radius Population
100 km 320000 people
75 km 200000 people
50 km 30000 people
20 km 6200 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hormozgan Iran, Islamic Republic of 990000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Berkeh-ye Seyyedi Hormozgan Iran Village - 1 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
Bastak 411 50 km
Lar 792 Civ. Paved No 7800 55 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lingah IRLIN Iran 87 km
Basidu Iran 89 km

More information

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