Overall Green Earthquake alert in Iran on 14 Jun 2020 18:06 UTC

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M 5.1 in Iran on 14 Jun 2020 18:06 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:	5.1M
Depth:	10.85 Km
Lat/Lon:	27.792 , 53.382
Event Date:	14 Jun 2020 18:06 UTC 14 Jun 2020 22:36 Local
Exposed Population:	860000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us6000abr2
Inserted at:	14 Jun 2020 18:23 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.6 (Islamic Republic of Iran)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.3		0.3
us6000abr2	Scaled population (vector)	5.81
	C1 earthquake	1.29
	C2 earthquake	0.26
	Country Vulnerability	0.55
	INFORM_normalised	0.94

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1315649		0.3	14 Jun 2020 18:06	5.1M, 10.85km	N/A	870 thousand (in 100km)		00:17	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 Islamic Republic of Iran , Province of Fars (population 4,146,405) . The nearest places are Shatu, Haftvan, Khonj, Mehrabad, Khalili, Deh Now, Bigherd, Arad, Baghan, Fidaq, and Fal.

Radius	Population
100 km	870000 people
75 km	390000 people
50 km	130000 people
20 km	26000 people
10 km	5200 people
5 km	1500 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Fars	Islamic Republic of Iran	4.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Shatu	Fars	Iran	Village	-	2 km
Haftvan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	10 km
Khonj	Fars	Iran	Village	-	12 km
Mehrabad	Fars	Iran	Village	-	14 km
Khalili	Fars	Iran	Village	-	19 km
Deh Now	Fars	Iran	Village	-	20 km
Bigherd	Fars	Iran	Village	-	24 km
Arad	Fars	Iran	Village	-	25 km
Baghan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	29 km
Fidaq	Fars	Iran	Village	-	29 km
Fishvar	Fars	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Kahnuyeh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	31 km
Mahmeleh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	31 km
Tamru	Fars	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Assham	Fars	Iran	Village	-	34 km
Abu Hanna	Fars	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Agheseh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Chah-e Kahurdaman	Fars	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Bid Shahr	Fars	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Beyram	Fars	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Harm	Fars	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Didehban	Fars	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Chah Shur-e Janubi	Fars	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Ab Sardu	Fars	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Bolghan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Alamarvdasht	Fars	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Gelar	Fars	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Seyfabad	Fars	Iran	Village	-	47 km
Garin Arabi	Fars	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Bardeh Kuyeh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Poshtkuh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	51 km
Ab Gineh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Gerd Bisheh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Tol-e Khandak	Fars	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Huzi	Fars	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Asmad Masmudi	Fars	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Fareyab	Fars	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Harm	Fars	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Koohi	Fars	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Chah-e Santu	Fars	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Mohr	Fars	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Chah-i-Nau	Fars	Iran	Village	-	57 km
'Avaz	Fars	Iran	Village	-	59 km
'Emad Deh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Shah Shams ed Din	Fars	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Hasanabad	Fars	Iran	Village	-	61 km
Fadooyeh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Anda	Fars	Iran	Village	-	63 km
Mobarakabad	Fars	Iran	Village	-	63 km
Baharestan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Hasanabad	Fars	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Aroodan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Kahneh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Kamasaj	Fars	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Bayjan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Paghelat	Fars	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Eshkanan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Mazar-e Pahn	Fars	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Gav Bast	Fars	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Fal	Fars	Iran	Village	-	69 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
Lamerd	LFM	410	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	50 km
Asaluyeh		17				0	84 km
Jahrom	JAR	1021	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	90 km
Lar		792	Civ.	Paved	No	7800	99 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Naband		Iran	86 km
Muqam		Iran	92 km

More information

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