M 4.3 in Turkmenistan on 01 Oct 2012 23:00 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: 4.3M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 40.54 , 57.71
Event Date: 01 Oct 2012 23:00 UTC
02 Oct 2012 04:00 Local
Exposed Population:
About 800 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 02 Oct 2012 00:05 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
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
120001 0.5 01 Oct 2012 23:00 4.3M, 1km N/A Few people (in 100km) 01:04 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 Turkmenistan , Region of Tashauz (population 736,365) . The nearest places are and Nugunek.

Radius Population
100 km 2700 people
75 km 2100 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tashauz Turkmenistan 740000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Nugunek Dashoguz Turkmenistan Village - 31 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
Darvaza 30480 0 74 km
Charyshly 4 155 0 83 km
Charyshly 2 73 0 85 km

More information

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