Overall Green Earthquake alert in Iran, Islamic Republic of from 10 Jul 2017 21:04 UTC to 21:04

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M 4.5 in Iran, Islamic Republic of from 10 Jul 2017 21:04 UTC to 21:04

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:	4.5M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	32.269 , 48.0433
Event Date:	10 Jul 2017 21:04 UTC 11 Jul 2017 01:34 Local
Exposed Population:	1420000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us100098n0
Inserted at:	10 Jul 2017 21:20 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	6.9 (Iraq)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Iraq= 6.9; Islamic Republic of Iran= 4.6

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us100098n0	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

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1173351	10 Jul 2017 21:04	4.5M, 10km	N/A	1.4 million (in 100km)	00:06	EMSC
1173352	10 Jul 2017 21:04	4.5M, 10km	N/A	1.4 million (in 100km)	00:15	NEIC
1173354	10 Jul 2017 21:04	4.5M, 12km	N/A	1.4 million (in 100km)	00:33	EMSC

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 Khuzestan (population 3,481,957) . The nearest places are Sorkheh-ye Sheykh 'Aziz, Chananeh, Tarveyd, Shush, 'Ashireh-ye Zamel, 'Aliabad, 'Azib-e Sheykh Asmad, Hoseynabad, Abu Ghuyer, Chashmeh-ye Qatareh, and Sheykh Mosammad.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.4 million people
75 km	950000 people
50 km	760000 people
20 km	40000 people
10 km	5500 people
5 km	1500 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Khuzestan	Iran, Islamic Republic of	3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Sorkheh-ye Sheykh 'Aziz	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	11 km
Chananeh	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	13 km
Tarveyd	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	14 km
Shush	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	62000 people	19 km
'Ashireh-ye Zamel	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	20 km
'Aliabad	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	25 km
'Azib-e Sheykh Asmad	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	28 km
Hoseynabad	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	31 km
Abu Ghuyer	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	32 km
Chashmeh-ye Qatareh	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Abu Gharib	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Kootiyan	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	34 km
Dezful	Khuzestan	Iran	City	240000 people	35 km
Andimeshk	Khuzestan	Iran	City	-	36 km
Chaheyla	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	38 km
Chenaneh	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	38 km
Gobbeh Tashal	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	38 km
Abtaf	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Ab-e Gheyrub	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Siah Mansur	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Dobrij	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Dokhtar Borji	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Cham-e Hendi	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Safaviyeh	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Sheykh Mazbu	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	47 km
Boneh Lazem	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	47 km
Mian Ab	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Boneh Gheisar	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	51 km
Shahabad	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	56 km
'Ali Na'ir	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Chelgom Chapi	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Rashnu	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Mahoor Berenji	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Bisheh Bozan	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Beyt-e Jirat	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Haliveh	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Bid Rooyeh Fat-h Ali	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Abshureh	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Del Zaman Darreh	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Shammariyeh	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Khairabad	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Jaber Hamdan	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Bostan	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Al Mazlaq	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	63 km
Amir	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Shariji	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Qal'eh 'Ali Rushan	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Nokhowdkar	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Chahar Taq	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Kazem Asmad	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Alb-e Hamadi	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Mazra eh	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Panj Barar	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Abu Ghirab	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	68 km
Sheykh Mosammad	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	69 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
Dezful Highway Strip		119				0	21 km
Dezful	DEF	152	Mil.	Paved	No	12800	38 km
Ella North		22				0	85 km
Abdanan		793				0	93 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Karkheh	Karkheh	2001	28 km
	Dez	Dez	1962	55 km

More information

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