Overall Green Earthquake alert in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 27 Dec 2016 12:41 UTC

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M 4.6 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 27 Dec 2016 12:41 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:	Km
Lat/Lon:	28.0922 , 57.1628
Event Date:	27 Dec 2016 12:41 UTC 27 Dec 2016 16:11 Local
Exposed Population:	758971 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10007n0q
Inserted at:	27 Dec 2016 14:13 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us10007n0q	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
1152098		0	27 Dec 2016 12:41	4.6M, 10km	N/A	760 thousand (in 100km)		01:31	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 Shurani, Sharikabad, Damilu'iyeh, Murdan, Chah Narenj Pa'in, Ab bidu'i, Mahru, Kahnuj, Shaharak, Pariz, and Dowlatabad.

Radius	Population
100 km	760000 people
75 km	320000 people
50 km	71000 people
20 km	15000 people
10 km	4300 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kerman	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.1 million people
Hormozgan	Iran, Islamic Republic of	990000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Shurani	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	7 km
Sharikabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	12 km
Damilu'iyeh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	13 km
Murdan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	19 km
Chah Narenj Pa'in	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	20 km
Ab bidu'i	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	21 km
Mahru	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	22 km
Kahnuj	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	25 km
Shaharak	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	27 km
Pariz	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	29 km
Bagh Chenar	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Deh-e Soleyman	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Darreh Dokhtaran	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Aliabad Pain	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	34 km
Sargerich	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Amirabad	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	36 km
Allahabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Zeyarat-e Ali	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	38 km
Samak	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Chah-e Ziarat	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Chehchoo	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Chah Afghan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Bideh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Chaleh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Kundil	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Biluk	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Ab-e Garm	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Ashin	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	47 km
Balm-e Sagi	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	47 km
Kam Gin	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Abdasht	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Golashvar	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Bidan	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Mata	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Sargas-e Bala	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Garow	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Kahnuj	Kerman	Iran	Village	42000 people	55 km
Dowlatabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Chah-e Morgh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Mohammadabad Pain	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Gowd-e Howz	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Deh-e Kahan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Shadab-e Pa'in	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Ab Gazan Paku	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Ab Vanan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	61 km
Ab Kahoor	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	61 km
Bajgan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	61 km
Zard	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Ashur	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Zeyaralgah-e Shah Cheragh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	63 km
Sarkhu Bala	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	63 km
'Aliabad	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Deh-e Now	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Nauargu	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Dom Bariku	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Marjan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Abbas Abad Kahnooj	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Seyyedabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Khorramabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	70 km
Dowlatabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	70 km

see full list

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
Sabzevaran	JYR	800	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	86 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Jiroft	Halilrood	1991	90 km

More information

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