M 4.6 in Afghanistan on 08 Nov 2012 12:46 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: 4.6M
Depth: 51.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.3056 , 71.2021
Event Date: 08 Nov 2012 12:46 UTC
08 Nov 2012 17:16 Local
Exposed Population:
600000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dp18
Inserted at: 08 Nov 2012 13:12 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dp18 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
120742 0.5 08 Nov 2012 12:46 4.6M, 51.4km N/A 600 thousand (in 100km) 00:26 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 Badakhshan (population 666,668) .

Radius Population
100 km 610000 people
75 km 290000 people
50 km 79000 people
20 km 4000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Afghanistan Badakhshan 670000 people
Pakistan North-west Frontier 16.6 million people
Afghanistan Konarha 330000 people
Tajikistan Dushanbe -
Afghanistan Takhar 700000 people
Afghanistan Kapisa 340000 people
Afghanistan Laghman 420000 people

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
Ishkashim 30480 62 km
Chitral CJL 1494 Civ. Paved No 5800 72 km

More information

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