M 4.5 in Pakistan on 02 Sep 2016 08:19 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: 28.25 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.6529 , 72.937
Event Date: 02 Sep 2016 08:19 UTC
02 Sep 2016 13:19 Local
Exposed Population:
11940989 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006jl2
Inserted at: 02 Sep 2016 08:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006jl2 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
1138685 0 02 Sep 2016 08:19 4.5M, 28.25km N/A 11.9 million (in 100km) 00:19 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 Pakistan , Province of North-west Frontier (population 16,643,640) . The nearest places are Batgram, Kamach, Jatkol, Dandai, Bagnu, Asharai, Garaka, Ahal, Dharra, and Alagram.

Radius Population
100 km 11.9 million people
75 km 7.5 million people
50 km 2.9 million people
20 km 600000 people
10 km 120000 people
5 km 18000 people
2 km 3300 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
North-west Frontier Pakistan 16.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Batgram North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 6 km
Kamach North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 15 km
Jatkol North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 15 km
Dandai North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 18 km
Bagnu North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 20 km
Asharai North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 22 km
Garaka North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 23 km
Ahal North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 23 km
Dharra North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 23 km
Alagram North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 27 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
Mansehra HRA unknown 0 43 km
Saidu Sharif SDT 914 Civ. Paved No 6000 57 km
Tarbela TLB unknown 0 57 km
Muzaffarabad MFG 831 Civ. Paved No 3000 63 km
Tarbela Dam 340 Civ. Paved No 5600 80 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tarbela Tarbela Indus 1976 66 km
Khanpur Haro 1983 94 km

More information

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