M 5.4 in Oman on 31 Oct 2016 16:02 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: 5.4M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 20.866 , 61.722
Event Date: 31 Oct 2016 16:02 UTC
31 Oct 2016 20:02 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000739d
Inserted at: 31 Oct 2016 16:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000739d 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
1145057 0 31 Oct 2016 16:02 5.4M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:21 NEIC
1145071 0 31 Oct 2016 16:02 5.5M, 10km 2.66 No people affected (in 100km) 04:03 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 Oman , Region of Ash Sharqiyah.

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ash Sharqiyah Oman -
Masqat Oman -
Al Wusta Oman -
Ad Dakhiliyah Oman -
Baluchistan Pakistan 6.5 million people
Sistan va Baluchestan Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.6 million people
Al Batinah Oman -

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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