Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Pakistan on 13 May 2016 06:59 UTC

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M 5.4 in Pakistan on 13 May 2016 06:59 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	5.4M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	30.6479 , 66.4082
Event Date:	13 May 2016 06:59 UTC 13 May 2016 11:59 Local
Exposed Population:	1970000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	13 May 2016 07:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	1.2		1.2
	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
1128151		1.2	13 May 2016 06:59	5.4M, 10km	N/A	2 million (in 100km)		00:21	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 Kandahar, Khudadad, Haji Mirza Kalay, Kar Bagh, Salehmohd Kalay, Gulistan, Sï¿½rah Tsahan, Sales Mosammad Kalay, Aqa Mosammad Kalay, Khanslrin Kalay, and Spina Teza.

Radius	Population
100 km	2 million people
75 km	1.1 million people
50 km	550000 people
20 km	74000 people
10 km	4000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Baluchistan	Pakistan	6.5 million people
Quandahar	Afghanistan	770000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kar Bagh	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	6 km
Spina Teza	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	9 km
Gulistan	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	17 km
Sï¿½rah Tsahan	Kandahar	Afghanistan	Village	-	17 km
Khudadad	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	22 km
Sales Mosammad Kalay	Kandahar	Afghanistan	Village	-	23 km
Sinkay Kalay	Kandahar	Afghanistan	Village	-	24 km
Salehmohd Kalay	Kandahar	Afghanistan	Village	-	25 km
Haji Mirza Kalay	Kandahar	Afghanistan	Village	-	26 km
Daru Khan Kalay	Kandahar	Afghanistan	Village	-	26 km
Aqa Mosammad Kalay	Kandahar	Afghanistan	Village	-	27 km
Abdullah Jan	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	27 km
Khanslrin Kalay	Kandahar	Afghanistan	Village	-	28 km
Kandahar	Kandahar	Afghanistan	Major city	330000 people	126 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
Quetta	UET	1600	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12000	67 km
Dhingar		1584					87 km

More information

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