M 5.1 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 02 May 2017 21:12 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.8557 , 60.5732
Event Date: 02 May 2017 21:12 UTC
03 May 2017 01:42 Local
Exposed Population:
500000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10008nl9
Inserted at: 02 May 2017 21:30 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
7.5 (Afghanistan)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Afghanistan= 7.5; Turkmenistan= 6.1; Islamic Republic of Iran= 4.6

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.8 0.8
us10008nl9 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
1166288 0.8 02 May 2017 21:12 5.1M, 10km N/A 510 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 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 Khorasan (population 6,855,702) . The nearest places are Qarah Ney 'olya, Bereyli, Qal'eh Pakhtuk, Bagh-E Kashmir Pa'in, Bakhtak, Natu, Neyazabad, Bagh-E Kashmir Bala, Khaneqah, Gur Khar, and Pa Chub.

Radius Population
100 km 510000 people
75 km 290000 people
50 km 40000 people
20 km 3100 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Khorasan Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Qarah Ney 'olya North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 1 km
Bereyli North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 4 km
Qal'eh Pakhtuk North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 9 km
Bagh-E Kashmir Pa'in North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 9 km
Bakhtak North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 9 km
Natu North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 11 km
Neyazabad North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 11 km
Bagh-E Kashmir Bala North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 12 km
Khaneqah North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 15 km
Gur Khar North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 16 km
Kalateh-Ye Karbala'i Qadam North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 16 km
Qal'eh Hammam North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 18 km
Chah-e Mazar Soflá North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 19 km
Mikh Khar North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 20 km
Chah Mirza Bala North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 20 km
Borj-E Marvi North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 20 km
Do Qal'eh-Ye Barashk North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 20 km
Alghur North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 20 km
Chah Mirza Pa'in North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 20 km
Darakht Bid North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 21 km
Mamiza North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 21 km
Pas Khuri North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 21 km
Ya'qubi North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 22 km
Falizak North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 22 km
Botteh Gaz North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 22 km
Buteh Mordeh North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 23 km
Dars Akund North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 23 km
Kharghur North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 24 km
Kalateh-Ye Haji Nazar North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 24 km
Esma'ilabad North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 24 km
Mohammadabad-E Sar Cheshmeh North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 24 km
Hajiabad North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 25 km
Yekkeh Pesteh North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 25 km
Mohsenabad North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 26 km
Kal-E Sorkh North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 26 km
Kalateh-Ye Haji 'ali North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 27 km
Kariz Darreh North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 27 km
Saleh Khani North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 28 km
Qal'eh Sorkh North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 28 km
Jar Khoshk Pa'in North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 28 km
Rahimabad North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 28 km
Darmanegi North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 29 km
Aq Darband North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 29 km
Chahabad North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 29 km
Razmgah Bala North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 29 km
Musáabad North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 30 km
Chaharta Gav North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 30 km
Razmgah Pa'in North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 30 km
Kargesh Pa'in North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 31 km
Jabbar Beyg North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 31 km
Mozduran North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 31 km
Naqd 'ali Pa'in North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 31 km
Bidak North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 31 km
Kalateh Menar North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 32 km
Badami North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 32 km
Sarab North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 33 km
'Azimabad North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 33 km
Kargesh Bala North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 33 km
Kalateh-Ye Hasan North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 33 km
Shurab North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 33 km
Kamarchehha North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 33 km
Do Sang North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 33 km
Qasemabad North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 33 km
Olang Pasheh North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 34 km
Borjak Pa'in North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 34 km
Kamar Zard North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 34 km
Darz Ab North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 34 km
Cheshmeh Rowghani North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 34 km
Baghak North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 34 km
Bani Tak North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 34 km
Kalateh-Ye Molla 'ali Akbar North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 35 km
Shahan Garm Ab North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 35 km
Chashmeh-i-Timuri North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 35 km
Talkhak North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 36 km
Deraz Ab North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 37 km
Cheshmeh Jir (Summer Village) North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 37 km
Qozloq North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 37 km
Sirzar North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 37 km
Neyzar North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 38 km
Borjak Bala North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 38 km
Ab Deraz North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 38 km
Almajuq Sofla North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 38 km
Teymanak 'olya North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 39 km
Shurak Maleki North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 39 km
Padeh-Ye Jan Morad North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 39 km
Kheyradad North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 39 km
Teymanak North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 39 km
Olang-E Shahi North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 40 km
Tappeh Nader North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 40 km
Gonbadak North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 40 km
New Shurijah North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 40 km
Hoseynabad North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 41 km
Beyavand North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 41 km
Shah Neshin Pa'in North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 41 km
Gaz Band North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 41 km
Golu North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 42 km
Senjedak North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 42 km
Kariz-E Mohammad Jan North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 42 km
Shah Neshin Bala North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 43 km
Somakhun North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 44 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
Sarakhs South CKT 295 Civ. Paved Yes 8800 80 km

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