Overall Green Earthquake alert in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 21 Mar 2018 12:33 UTC

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M 4.7 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 21 Mar 2018 12:33 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:	4.7M
Depth:	37.26 Km
Lat/Lon:	27.5441 , 56.6446
Event Date:	21 Mar 2018 12:33 UTC 21 Mar 2018 16:03 Local
Exposed Population:	1260000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us1000d71c
Inserted at:	21 Mar 2018 12:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.6 (Islamic Republic of Iran)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us1000d71c	Scaled population (vector)	5.95
	C1 earthquake	1.29
	C2 earthquake	0.26
	Country Vulnerability	0.55
	INFORM_normalised	0.94

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1203742		0	21 Mar 2018 12:33	4.7M, 37.26km	N/A	1.3 million (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 Iran, Islamic Republic of , Province of Hormozgan (population 989,556) . The nearest places are Bishan Takht, Chahestan, Bodak, Dom Bariku, Qaleh Qaziye Bala, Khvorgu, Shamil, Posht Kooh, Deh-e Now, Bistmani, and Dogerdan.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.3 million people
75 km	1000000 people
50 km	180000 people
20 km	12000 people
10 km	3000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bishan Takht	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	6 km
Chahestan	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	8 km
Bodak	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	14 km
Dom Bariku	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	14 km
Qaleh Qaziye Bala	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	15 km
Khvorgu	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	18 km
Shamil	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	22 km
Posht Kooh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	22 km
Deh-e Now	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	23 km
Bistmani	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	27 km
Ab Kahoor	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	27 km
Agshin	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Baghoo	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	32 km
Ashur	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	32 km
Galugan-e Bozorg	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Delbudani	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Ab Zamina	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Ab Garm-e Ganow	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Balm-e Sagi	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	36 km
Chah Shirin	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Tall-e Gerdu	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Nauargu	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Arzeni	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Chahchakor	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Sargas-e Bala	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Homak	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Gemengan	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Golashvar	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Guchin	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Asmadabad	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Avval-e Tutang	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Sarzeh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Tazeyan	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Gelu Zardu	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Hormoz	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Chah-e Morgh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Bandar Abbas	Hormozgan	Iran	City	-	54 km
Sar Rig	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Darreh Dokhtaran	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	55 km
'Aliabad	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Chehchoo	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Harmoodar	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Kheyrabad	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	61 km
Qotbabad	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Zeyarat-e Ali	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Kahnuj	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Bidan	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	63 km
Minab	Hormozgan	Iran	City	70000 people	63 km
Kalat-e Pa'in	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Rahimabad	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Faraghan	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Ab Gazan Paku	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Bideh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Damilu'iyeh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Dogerdan	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	70 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
Bandar Abbass International	BND	7	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12000	45 km
Bandar Abbas NAS	HDR	12	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8500	63 km
Qeshm South		38				0	76 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Jazireh Ye Hormos	IRHOR	Iran	53 km
Bandar Abbas	IRBND	Iran	63 km
Qeshm		Iran	74 km
Bandar Shahid Rejaie		Iran	76 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Minab	Minab	1983	63 km

More information

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