Overall Green Earthquake alert in Iran on 16 Oct 2012 04:23 UTC

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M 4.3 in Iran on 16 Oct 2012 04:23 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:	4.3M
Depth:	Km
Lat/Lon:	29.43 , 57.82
Event Date:	16 Oct 2012 04:23 UTC 16 Oct 2012 07:53 Local
Exposed Population:	390000 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC
Inserted at:	16 Oct 2012 07:11 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
120241	0.5	16 Oct 2012 04:23	4.5M, 18km	N/A	420 thousand (in 100km)	00:13	EMSC
120244	0.5	16 Oct 2012 04:23	4.2M, 15km	N/A	370 thousand (in 100km)	00:34	EMSC
120245	0.5	16 Oct 2012 04:23	4.5M, 10km	N/A	390 thousand (in 100km)	00:40	EMSC
120248	0.5	16 Oct 2012 04:23	4.3M, 8km	N/A	390 thousand (in 100km)	02:48	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 Kerman (population 2,107,053) . The nearest places are Davadeh, Negur, Sarvestan, Humok, Pabaneh, Kam Kalaghu, Bagh-e Gol, Hormak, Dukestan, Deh-e Safar, and Ardigan.

Radius	Population
100 km	670000 people
75 km	290000 people
50 km	82000 people
20 km	8800 people
10 km	6600 people
5 km	2700 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kerman	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Davadeh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	2 km
Negur	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	10 km
Sarvestan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	12 km
Humok	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	15 km
Pabaneh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	18 km
Kam Kalaghu	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	21 km
Bagh-e Gol	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	24 km
Hormak	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	29 km
Dukestan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	32 km
Deh-e Safar	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Akbarabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Anaran	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Boneh Gani	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Fadra	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Asmadabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	40 km
'Alishahi	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Bidaran	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Abadi Seyyed	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Hoseynabad Bala	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Nabid	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Doroogh Goo'iyeh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Bab-e Maran	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Farash	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Nask	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	51 km
Kashit	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	51 km
Bam	Kerman	Iran	City	98000 people	52 km
Rayen	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Deltard	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Band-e Kuh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Bab-e Bini	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Bagh Bala	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Bab-e Khidu'iyeh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Dardez	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Keshit	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Bab-e Sakkakan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Gowk	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Bagh-e Su	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Kark	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Godark	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	63 km
Gowd Maghak	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Daulatabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Junak	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Band-e Oversal	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Divalak	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Pashu	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Dar Mazar	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Ab Garm	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Chaahar Tagari	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Padeh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Ab Shuran	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Fandoqa	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Dar-e Rud	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Ardigan	Kerman	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
Bam	BXR	937	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11100	61 km
Sabzevaran	JYR	800	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	76 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Jiroft	Halilrood	1991	72 km

More information

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