Overall Green Earthquake alert in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 20 Oct 2016 15:10 UTC

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M 4.8 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 20 Oct 2016 15:10 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:	4.8M
Depth:	15.54 Km
Lat/Lon:	30.8341 , 56.5414
Event Date:	20 Oct 2016 15:10 UTC 20 Oct 2016 18:40 Local
Exposed Population:	1257380 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us20007fm8
Inserted at:	20 Oct 2016 15:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us20007fm8	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
1143455		0	20 Oct 2016 15:10	4.8M, 15.54km	N/A	1.3 million (in 100km)		00:46	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, Islamic Republic of , Province of Kerman (population 2,107,053) . The nearest places are Zarand, Bab-e Tangal, Ab Pangu'iyeh, Deh Iraj, 'Aliabad-e Bala, Ahmad, Yazdanabad, Anjir Dar, Bab-e 'Abdan, Bab 'Abdan, and Soltanabad.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.3 million people
75 km	320000 people
50 km	160000 people
20 km	110000 people
10 km	92000 people
5 km	66000 people
2 km	2400 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kerman	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Zarand	Kerman	Iran	City	59000 people	3 km
Bab-e Tangal	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	9 km
Ab Pangu'iyeh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	11 km
Deh Iraj	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	13 km
'Aliabad-e Bala	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	20 km
Ahmad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	22 km
Yazdanabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	23 km
Anjir Dar	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	26 km
Bab-e 'Abdan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	26 km
Bab 'Abdan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	28 km
'Aliabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	29 km
Abadi-ye Pa Godaru	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	29 km
Barkuh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	29 km
Tedjerek	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Ab Nil	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Bidoo'eyeh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Baghi Jan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Bab Kahkin	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Begeshtu	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Asmadi	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Toghroljord	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	38 km
Dareh Dar	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	39 km
Sang	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	39 km
Bibi Haiat	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Aberun	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Kazemabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Barim-e Nakha'i	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Baqerabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Chatrud	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Gulu Salar	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Hauz-i-Seh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Jovard	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Bagh Dar-e Mowrin	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	51 km
Bondar	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Ab-i-Turs	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	52 km
'Abid Sarai	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Ravar	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Jalalabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Galugah	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Badamlu	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Bakilabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Badaman	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Givaran	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Deh Bala	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Zangiabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Deh-e Pa'in	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Banaderre	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Ghasem Abad Haji Mosammad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Sadeqabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	63 km
Lakar Kuh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Ibrahimabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Robat	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	65 km
'Abdolabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Adur	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Bazargan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Banat Halek	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Ekhteyarabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Dowlatabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Esma'ilabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Chahu	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Kuhbonan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Esma'ilabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Soltanabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	70 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
Kerman	KER	1750	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12400	73 km
Rafsanjan	RJN	1615	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	76 km

More information

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