M 4.6 in Azerbaijan on 06 Feb 2017 13:46 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: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.446 , 50.6236
Event Date: 06 Feb 2017 13:46 UTC
06 Feb 2017 17:46 Local
Exposed Population:
2210000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20008hxg
Inserted at: 06 Feb 2017 15:42 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
6.1 (Turkmenistan)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Turkmenistan= 6.1; Azerbaijan= 4.7

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20008hxg Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1156492 0 06 Feb 2017 13:46 4.6M, 35km N/A 2.2 million (in 100km) 01:55 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 Azerbaijan , Republic of Baku. The nearest places are Jiloy, Gyurgyan, Zyrya, Dzhabar, Shuvelyan, Mardakyan, Surakhany, Mashtaga, Akhmedli, and Baky.

Radius Population
100 km 2.2 million people
75 km 540000 people
50 km 41000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Baku Azerbaijan -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Jiloy Azerbaijan Village - 14 km
Gyurgyan Azerbaijan Village - 26 km
Zyrya Azerbaijan Village - 30 km
Dzhabar Azerbaijan Village - 34 km
Shuvelyan Azerbaijan Village - 37 km
Mardakyan Azerbaijan City - 39 km
Surakhany Azerbaijan Village - 44 km
Mashtaga Azerbaijan City - 54 km
Akhmedli Azerbaijan Village - 58 km
Baky Azerbaijan Capital 1.2 million people 62 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
Baku-Lala 12 0 37 km
Baku BAK 5 Civ. Paved Yes 10400 49 km
Baku-Zabrat 30 0 55 km

More information

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