M 4.5 in Pakistan on 19 Nov 2012 22:38 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 30.6746 , 68.0458
Event Date: 19 Nov 2012 22:38 UTC
20 Nov 2012 03:38 Local
Exposed Population:
800000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2012ida2
Inserted at: 19 Nov 2012 23:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us2012ida2 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
120972 0.5 19 Nov 2012 22:38 4.5M, 10km N/A 800 thousand (in 100km) 01:16 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 Pakistan , Province of Baluchistan (population 6,517,825) .

Radius Population
100 km 880000 people
75 km 480000 people
50 km 180000 people
20 km 16000 people
10 km 3300 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Pakistan Baluchistan 6.5 million people
Afghanistan Zabol 240000 people
Afghanistan Quandahar 770000 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
Lora Lai LRG unknown 63 km

More information

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