Overall Green Earthquake alert in Iran on 29 Oct 2012 10:51 UTC

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M 4.4 in Iran on 29 Oct 2012 10:51 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:	4.4M
Depth:	Km
Lat/Lon:	28.68 , 58.68
Event Date:	29 Oct 2012 10:51 UTC 29 Oct 2012 14:21 Local
Exposed Population:	450000 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC
Inserted at:	29 Oct 2012 15:02 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
120555	0.5	29 Oct 2012 10:51	4.5M, 7km	N/A	450 thousand (in 100km)	00:16	EMSC
120557	0.5	29 Oct 2012 10:51	4.3M, 14km	N/A	510 thousand (in 100km)	01:05	EMSC
120558	0.5	29 Oct 2012 10:51	4.5M, 5km	N/A	460 thousand (in 100km)	01:08	EMSC
120559	0.5	29 Oct 2012 10:51	4.4M, 2km	N/A	450 thousand (in 100km)	04:11	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 Tarz, Afzalabad, 'Abbasabad, Borj, Azizabad, Abad Chehel Tan, Mohammodabad Sheykh, Chahil Turkm, 'Aliabad, Fahraj, and Hojjatabad.

Radius	Population
100 km	730000 people
75 km	410000 people
50 km	290000 people
20 km	46000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 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
Tarz	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	14 km
Afzalabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	19 km
'Abbasabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	19 km
Borj	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	19 km
Azizabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	21 km
Abad Chehel Tan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	23 km
Mohammodabad Sheykh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	27 km
Chahil Turkm	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	27 km
'Aliabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	29 km
Fahraj	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	32 km
Sanqabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Kuh-e Shah	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	36 km
Ab-e Garm	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Neyestan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Hosein Abad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Daulatabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Darzin	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	39 km
Nematabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	41 km
'Aliabad-e Posht-e Rig	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Allahabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Deh 'Ashur	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Kapanu	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	47 km
Godark	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Oaleh-ye Chasmeh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Kark	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Bam	Kerman	Iran	City	98000 people	50 km
Dar-e Rud	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Bardeh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Chah-e Gol	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Deh-e Mir Shir	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Dulab	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Bidaran	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Bagerabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Bagh Bala	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Ab-e Bid	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Boneh Sib	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Dar Abzar	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Darundeh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Junak	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Fadra	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Hanna	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Abadi Seyyed	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Dalabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	70 km
Hojjatabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	70 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	43 km
Sabzevaran	JYR	800	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	98 km

More information

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