Overall Green Earthquake alert in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 28 Jul 2016 15:34 UTC

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M 4.6 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 28 Jul 2016 15:34 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:	4.6M
Depth:	36.96 Km
Lat/Lon:	26.9417 , 53.7754
Event Date:	28 Jul 2016 15:34 UTC 28 Jul 2016 20:04 Local
Exposed Population:	374485 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us1000682i
Inserted at:	29 Jul 2016 13:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us1000682i	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
1135133		0	28 Jul 2016 15:34	4.5M, 34.13km	N/A	320 thousand (in 100km)		00:16	NEIC
1135207		0	28 Jul 2016 15:34	4.6M, 36.96km	N/A	370 thousand (in 100km)		22:22	NEIC

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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 Garisheh, Rostag, Aifadun, Bandar-e Chiru, Jabri, Kemeshk, Khargu, Ahel, Hendarabi, and Zainadoni.

Radius	Population
100 km	320000 people
75 km	150000 people
50 km	69000 people
20 km	3400 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 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
Garisheh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	8 km
Rostag	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	9 km
Aifadun	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	14 km
Bandar-e Chiru	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	21 km
Jabri	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	21 km
Kemeshk	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	22 km
Khargu	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	24 km
Ahel	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	27 km
Hendarabi	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	29 km
Zainadoni	Fars	Iran	Village	-	29 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
Lavan Island	LVP	22	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6800	43 km
Kish Island	KIH	30	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11800	47 km
Bastak		411				0	64 km
Lamerd	LFM	410	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	77 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Muqam		Iran	30 km
Jazireh Ye Lavan	IRLVP	Iran	45 km
Sharak		Iran	46 km
Qeis Island		Iran	50 km

More information

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