Overall Green Earthquake alert in Iran on 10 Oct 2012 16:56 UTC

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M 4.8 in Iran on 10 Oct 2012 16:56 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude:	4.8M
Depth:	Km
Lat/Lon:	29.32 , 52.56
Event Date:	10 Oct 2012 16:56 UTC 10 Oct 2012 20:26 Local
Exposed Population:	2300000 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC
Inserted at:	11 Oct 2012 06:38 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

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
120142	0.5	10 Oct 2012 16:56	5.2M, 40km	N/A	2.4 million (in 100km)	00:10	EMSC
120143	0.5	10 Oct 2012 16:56	4.8M, 40km	N/A	2.4 million (in 100km)	00:13	EMSC
120144	0.5	10 Oct 2012 16:56	5.1M, 30km	N/A	2.3 million (in 100km)	00:21	EMSC
120145	0.5	10 Oct 2012 16:56	5.2M, 15.8km	N/A	2.3 million (in 100km)	00:24	NEIC
120146	0.5	10 Oct 2012 16:56	5.2M, 21.2km	N/A	2.3 million (in 100km)	02:56	NEIC
120154	0.5	10 Oct 2012 16:56	4.8M, 20km	N/A	2.3 million (in 100km)	13:41	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 Fars (population 4,146,405) . The nearest places are Zafarabad, Ayur, Shahpurjan, Pol-e Fasa, Chenar Mashavan, Dehak, Masmudabad, Shiraz, Shamsabad, Chenar Fariab, and Gezak.

Radius	Population
100 km	2.9 million people
75 km	2.5 million people
50 km	1.9 million people
20 km	1 million people
10 km	11000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Fars	Iran, Islamic Republic of	4.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Zafarabad	Fars	Iran	Village	-	9 km
Ayur	Fars	Iran	Village	-	11 km
Shahpurjan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	11 km
Pol-e Fasa	Fars	Iran	Village	-	14 km
Chenar Mashavan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	15 km
Dehak	Fars	Iran	Village	-	16 km
Masmudabad	Fars	Iran	Village	-	17 km
Shiraz	Fars	Iran	Major city	1.1 million people	18 km
Shamsabad	Fars	Iran	Village	-	21 km
Chenar Fariab	Fars	Iran	Village	-	22 km
Deh Sorkheh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	24 km
Nilgoonak	Fars	Iran	Village	-	27 km
Tasuj	Fars	Iran	Village	-	28 km
Hoseynabad	Fars	Iran	City	-	29 km
Donbeh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Darenjan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Chenar-e Faryab	Fars	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Bachke Saray	Fars	Iran	Village	-	32 km
Bardej	Fars	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Sabuk	Fars	Iran	Village	-	34 km
Ghal'ehé Mirzai	Fars	Iran	Village	-	34 km
Akbarabad	Fars	Iran	City	93000 people	35 km
Maigali	Fars	Iran	Village	-	36 km
Dodej Sarghan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Pas Kuhak	Fars	Iran	Village	-	37 km
'Ala' Dowlat	Fars	Iran	Village	-	39 km
Bagdaneh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	39 km
Do Kuhak	Fars	Iran	Village	-	39 km
Mozaffari	Fars	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Khatiri	Fars	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Dindarlu	Fars	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Zargan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Mi Kaval	Fars	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Dadenjan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Jowvakan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Abadeh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Shool	Fars	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Dariyan	Fars	Iran	City	-	46 km
Mai Kuh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	47 km
Dudeh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Zakherd	Fars	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Ghanbari	Fars	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Seh Bis	Fars	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Kushk-e Hezar	Fars	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Kuhhanjan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Band-e Amir	Fars	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Mahbodin	Fars	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Merisah	Fars	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Faiz Abad	Fars	Iran	Village	-	51 km
Abu ol Hasani	Fars	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Firuzi	Fars	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Baneh Khafrak	Fars	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Guyom	Fars	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Pol-e Khan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Moradabad	Fars	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Kordian	Fars	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Serizjan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Khorramzar	Fars	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Marv Dasht	Fars	Iran	City	130000 people	56 km
Dasht-e Arzhan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	56 km
'Aliabad-e Bala	Fars	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Kamar-e Zard	Fars	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Arab-e Gaymishi	Fars	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Ab Pardeh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Murdestan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Bayzâ	Fars	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Gunak	Fars	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Naujin	Fars	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Baladeh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	61 km
Kachal Asmadi	Fars	Iran	Village	-	61 km
Khamik	Fars	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Piru Bekosh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Shurjeh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Bachan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Fakhrabad-e Pa'in	Fars	Iran	Village	-	63 km
Mazar	Fars	Iran	Village	-	63 km
Khollar	Fars	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Deh Bala	Fars	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Esfaderan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Sho'leh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Ez Abad Marvdasht	Fars	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Kamalabad	Fars	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Zavali	Fars	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Kenareh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Esma'ilabad	Fars	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Firuzabad	Fars	Iran	City	54000 people	67 km
Ab Sard	Fars	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Dadin-e Pa'in	Fars	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Gonak	Fars	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Jalilabad	Fars	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Dehghanan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Molla Areh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Meymand	Fars	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Darvishan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Ayas Jan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Asiab-e Kamud	Fars	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Nowdaran	Fars	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Gezak	Fars	Iran	Village	-	69 km

see full list

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
Shiraz International	SYZ	1500	Civ.	Paved	Yes	14200	14 km
Zargan		1676				0	39 km
Sarvestan		1501				0	66 km
Mansurabad North		1698				0	72 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Doroodzan	Kor	1972	86 km

More information

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