Overall Green Earthquake alert in Pakistan on 21 Mar 2016 14:48 UTC

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M 5.3 in Pakistan on 21 Mar 2016 14:48 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:	27.7734 , 66.1026
Event Date:	21 Mar 2016 14:48 UTC 21 Mar 2016 19:48 Local
Exposed Population:	471164 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	21 Mar 2016 16:33 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.8		0.8
	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1122976		0.8	21 Mar 2016 14:48	5.3M, 16.04km	N/A	480 thousand (in 100km)		00:23	NEIC
1122980		0.8	21 Mar 2016 14:48	5.3M, 10km	N/A	470 thousand (in 100km)		01:44	NEIC

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* 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 Jangal, Wajo, Jiwa, Shah Kata, Greshak, Alat, Nai, Kalgali, Pariko, and Tegab.

Radius	Population
100 km	480000 people
75 km	350000 people
50 km	130000 people
20 km	8300 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
Pariko	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	13 km
Tegab	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	17 km
Nai	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	21 km
Shah Kata	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	23 km
Kalgali	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	26 km
Jangal	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	28 km
Alat	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	29 km
Greshak	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	31 km
Wajo	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	35 km
Jiwa	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	35 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	54 km
Bandari		767					92 km

More information

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