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Green Earthquake alert in Iran on 11/08/2012 19:52 UTC
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Summary

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This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

  • Earthquake Magnitude 4.7M, Depth:10km
  • on 11/08/2012 19:52 UTC
  • 2410000 people within 100km

Earthquake event

  • Magnitude: 4.7 M
  • Depth: 10 km (very shallow)
  • Source: EMSC
  • Location (latitude/longitude): 38.41, 46.93
  • Time (UTC): 11/08/2012 19:52:46
  • Time (ECT): 11/08/2012 21:52:46

Earthquake impact details

The earthquake happened in Iran, Islamic Republic of , Province of Azarbayjan-e Khavari (population 5,341,232) . The nearest places are Tabriz, Bareh Yusofan, Pireh Yusefan, and Gomeshabad. The maximum altitude nearby is 4670m .

Population

Population near epicenter
Radius Population
100 km 2.4 million people
75 km 1.9 million people
50 km 290000 people
20 km 140000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected provinces

Region/Province Country Population
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.3 million people

Affected cities

Name Region/Province Country City class Population Distance
Tabriz Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Major city 1.1 million people 67 km

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Nearby and affected airports
Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Tabriz TBZ 1359 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 68 km
Sarab 1725 83 km
Not calculated

Event time line

For accessing reports of previous advisories, please click on the advisory number in the table below.

IDAlert colorDateMagnitude and depthPopulation within 100 kmTsunami risk (max height)Delay Source
1187978/11/2012 7:52:49 PM 4.5M, 10km 1.6 million 00:09 EMSCEMSC
1187988/11/2012 7:52:48 PM 4.4M, 2km 2.4 million 00:13 EMSCEMSC
1187998/11/2012 7:52:47 PM 4.4M, 2km 2.4 million 00:19 EMSCEMSC
1188038/11/2012 7:52:48 PM 4.4M, 5km 2.4 million 00:24 EMSCEMSC
1188048/11/2012 7:52:45 PM 4.7M, 10km 2.5 million 00:40 NEICNEIC
1188058/11/2012 7:52:50 PM 4.7M, 46km 2.5 million 00:46 EMSCEMSC
1188148/11/2012 7:52:46 PM 4.7M, 10km 2.4 million 02:52 EMSCEMSC

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