M 4 in Iran on 14 Jan 2013 06:04 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: 4.0M
Depth: 60 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.98 , 56.26
Event Date: 14 Jan 2013 06:04 UTC
14 Jan 2013 09:34 Local
Exposed Population:
590000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 14 Jan 2013 07:36 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
121944 0.5 14 Jan 2013 06:04 4M, 7km N/A 400 thousand (in 100km) 00:14 EMSC
121945 0.5 14 Jan 2013 06:04 4M, 100km N/A 520 thousand (in 100km) 01:03 EMSC
121947 0.5 14 Jan 2013 06:04 4M, 60km N/A 590 thousand (in 100km) 01:31 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 Khorasan (population 6,855,702) . The nearest places are and Khowshab.

Radius Population
100 km 410000 people
75 km 120000 people
50 km 44000 people
20 km 11000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Khorasan Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.9 million people
Semnan Iran, Islamic Republic of 540000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Khowshab North/Razavi/South Khorasan Iran Village - 11 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
Soga 750 89 km
Kalaleh KLM 125 Civ. Paved Yes 7200 96 km

More information

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