M 5.3 in Iran on 12 Jan 2013 03:25 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: 5.3M
Depth: 9 Km
Lat/Lon: 31.93 , 51.07
Event Date: 12 Jan 2013 03:25 UTC
12 Jan 2013 06:55 Local
Exposed Population:
2960000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 12 Jan 2013 03:52 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
121906 0.5 12 Jan 2013 03:25 5.3M, 10km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:13 EMSC
121907 0.5 12 Jan 2013 03:25 5.4M, 10km N/A 2.1 million (in 100km) 00:23 NEIC
121908 0.5 12 Jan 2013 03:25 5.3M, 9km N/A 3 million (in 100km) 00:27 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 , Province of Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari (population 819,447) .

Radius Population
100 km 1.4 million people
75 km 550000 people
50 km 300000 people
20 km 46000 people
10 km 11000 people
5 km 1300 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Iran Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari 820000 people
Iran Esfahan 4.3 million people
Iran Kohkiluyeh va buyer Ahmadi 530000 people
Iran Fars 4.1 million people
Iran Khuzestan 3.5 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
Shahre Kord CQD 2043 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 77 km
Zarrinshahr 1725 83 km

More information

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