M 4.5 in Iran on 10 May 2016 13:20 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 29.2274 , 51.9932
Event Date: 10 May 2016 13:20 UTC
10 May 2016 17:50 Local
Exposed Population:
2331146 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 10 May 2016 14:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1127913 0 10 May 2016 13:20 4.5M, 10km N/A 2.3 million (in 100km) 01:15 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 , Province of Fars (population 4,146,405) . The nearest places are and Shiraz.

Radius Population
100 km 2.3 million people
75 km 1.8 million people
50 km 79000 people
20 km 19000 people
10 km 8700 people
5 km 3700 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Iran Fars 4.1 million people
Iran Bushehr 790000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Shiraz Fars Iran Major city 1.1 million people 62 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
Shiraz International SYZ 1500 Civ. Paved Yes 14200 63 km
Zargan 1676 85 km

More information

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