M 5.1 in Tajikistan on 22 Mar 2017 11:27 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: 5.1M
Depth: 24.31 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.6554 , 71.9091
Event Date: 22 Mar 2017 11:27 UTC
22 Mar 2017 16:27 Local
Exposed Population:
200000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20008tqc
Inserted at: 22 Mar 2017 11:48 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
7.5 (Afghanistan)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Afghanistan= 7.5; Tajikistan= 5.1

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us20008tqc 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
1161400 0.5 22 Mar 2017 11:27 5.1M, 24.31km N/A 210 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 Tajikistan , Region of Dushanbe. The nearest places are Vodzh, Rivak, Gunt, Barsem, Sheghnan, Vankala, Devlekh, Shadud, Udarif, and Khorog.

Radius Population
100 km 210000 people
75 km 140000 people
50 km 96000 people
20 km 8900 people
10 km 1700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Dushanbe Tajikistan -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Vodzh Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 9 km
Rivak Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 12 km
Gunt Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 17 km
Barsem Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 19 km
Sheghnan Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 28 km
Vankala Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 33 km
Devlekh Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 34 km
Shadud Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 36 km
Udarif Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 36 km
Khorog Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 36 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
Khorog Afld 2074 0 39 km
Vanch 1798 0 91 km

More information

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