M 5.1 in Afghanistan on 14 Oct 2012 13:17 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: 5.1M
Depth: 53.7 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.1671 , 69.2401
Event Date: 14 Oct 2012 13:17 UTC
14 Oct 2012 17:47 Local
Exposed Population:
2850000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000d5pu
Inserted at: 14 Oct 2012 15:35 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000d5pu 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
120211 0.5 14 Oct 2012 13:17 5.1M, 33.7km N/A 2.9 million (in 100km) 00:40 NEIC
120213 0.5 14 Oct 2012 13:17 5M, 60.8km N/A 2.9 million (in 100km) 02:09 NEIC
120214 0.5 14 Oct 2012 13:17 5.1M, 53.7km N/A 2.9 million (in 100km) 02:17 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 Baghlan (population 661,932) . The nearest places are Kabol, and Barkah.

Radius Population
100 km 2.9 million people
75 km 2.3 million people
50 km 810000 people
20 km 130000 people
10 km 49000 people
5 km 18000 people
2 km 5200 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Barkah Baghlan Afghanistan Village - 1 km
Kabol Kabol Afghanistan Capital 3 million people 187 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 55 km
Taluqan TQN unknown 70 km

More information

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