M 4.9 in Tajikistan on 16 Nov 2012 16:40 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: 4.9M
Depth: 127.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.5438 , 72.0296
Event Date: 16 Nov 2012 16:40 UTC
16 Nov 2012 21:40 Local
Exposed Population:
170000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dtnl
Inserted at: 16 Nov 2012 16:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dtnl 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
120929 0.5 16 Nov 2012 16:40 4.9M, 127.6km N/A 170 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 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 Tajikistan , Region of Dushanbe.

Radius Population
100 km 160000 people
75 km 110000 people
50 km 50000 people
20 km 2200 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Tajikistan Dushanbe -
Afghanistan Badakhshan 670000 people
Pakistan North-west Frontier 16.6 million 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
Khorog Afld 2074 49 km
Ishkashim 30480 98 km

More information

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