M 4.1 in Iran on 05 Jan 2013 12:50 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: 4.1M
Depth: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.35 , 51.76
Event Date: 05 Jan 2013 12:50 UTC
05 Jan 2013 16:20 Local
Exposed Population:
420000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 05 Jan 2013 13:09 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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
121792 0.5 05 Jan 2013 12:50 4.1M, 2km N/A 420 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 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 Bushehr (population 794,785) . The nearest places are Shiraz, Shanbeh, and Esma'il-e Masmudi.

Radius Population
100 km 440000 people
75 km 210000 people
50 km 91000 people
20 km 8200 people
10 km 3000 people
5 km 1600 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bushehr Iran, Islamic Republic of 790000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Shanbeh Bushehr Iran Village - 4 km
Esma'il-e Masmudi Bushehr Iran Village - 4 km
Shiraz Fars Iran Major city 1.1 million people 158 km

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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
Do Lengeh TEW 325 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 85 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kangan Iran 69 km
Bandar Taheri Iran 98 km

More information

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