M 5.1 in Afghanistan on 25 Sep 2012 08:33 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: 5.1M
Depth: 33.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.3831 , 69.1857
Event Date: 25 Sep 2012 08:33 UTC
25 Sep 2012 13:03 Local
Exposed Population:
3400000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000cvfb
Inserted at: 25 Sep 2012 08:52 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000cvfb Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
119861 0.5 25 Sep 2012 08:33 5.1M, 33.5km N/A 3.4 million (in 100km) 00:19 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 Afghanistan , Province of Konduz (population 746,035) . The nearest places are and Barag.

Radius Population
100 km 3.4 million people
75 km 2.3 million people
50 km 1.4 million people
20 km 140000 people
10 km 29000 people
5 km 2100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Konduz Afghanistan 750000 people
Takhar Afghanistan 700000 people
Baghlan Afghanistan 660000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Barag Kondoz Afghanistan Village - 6 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
Kunduz UND 435 Civ. Paved No 6500 40 km
Taluqan TQN unknown 53 km

More information

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