Overall Green Earthquake alert in Afghanistan on 29 Jun 2020 12:53 UTC

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M 4.6 in Afghanistan on 29 Jun 2020 12:53 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:	4.6M
Depth:	133.87 Km
Lat/Lon:	37.2585 , 71.469
Event Date:	29 Jun 2020 12:53 UTC 29 Jun 2020 17:53 Local
Exposed Population:	760000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000aeb5
Inserted at:	29 Jun 2020 14:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	7.5 (Afghanistan)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Afghanistan= 7.5; Pakistan= 5.7; Tajikistan= 5.1

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000aeb5	Scaled population (vector)	5.72
	C1 earthquake	1.5
	C2 earthquake	0.07
	Country Vulnerability	0.45
	INFORM_normalised	1.29

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1318411		0	29 Jun 2020 12:53	4.6M, 133.87km	N/A	770 thousand (in 100km)		01:34	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 Afghanistan , Province of Badakhshan (population 666,668) . The nearest places are Chuk Sang, Tibinak, Darmadar, Darmarakh, Kheadzh, Arakhat, Vogde, Parshed, Garjiwan, Khorog, and Rud.

Radius	Population
100 km	770000 people
75 km	380000 people
50 km	150000 people
20 km	8700 people
10 km	4700 people
5 km	1600 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Badakhshan	Afghanistan	670000 people
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	-

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Chuk Sang	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	2 km
Tibinak	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	3 km
Darmadar	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	8 km
Darmarakh	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	8 km
Kheadzh	Kuhistoni Badakhshon	Tajikistan	Village	-	13 km
Arakhat	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	14 km
Vogde	Kuhistoni Badakhshon	Tajikistan	Village	-	16 km
Parshed	Kuhistoni Badakhshon	Tajikistan	Village	-	20 km
Garjiwan	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	23 km
Khorog	Kuhistoni Badakhshon	Tajikistan	Village	-	26 km
Andaj	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	27 km
Baradzh	Kuhistoni Badakhshon	Tajikistan	Village	-	28 km
Dasht	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	32 km
Kala Bar Panja	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	32 km
Yastew	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	34 km
Medynved	Kuhistoni Badakhshon	Tajikistan	Village	-	36 km
Badom-Dara	Kuhistoni Badakhshon	Tajikistan	Village	-	36 km
Madrasan	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	39 km
Barsem	Kuhistoni Badakhshon	Tajikistan	Village	-	40 km
Aylaq-i-Cayson	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	40 km
Sheghnan	Kuhistoni Badakhshon	Tajikistan	Village	-	41 km
Aylaq-i-Situn	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	44 km
Ghazalew	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	45 km
Sar-e Sang	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	46 km
Shadud	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	47 km
Rivak	Kuhistoni Badakhshon	Tajikistan	Village	-	51 km
Sar Jangal	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	51 km
Khetef	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	51 km
Seydzh	Kuhistoni Badakhshon	Tajikistan	Village	-	52 km
Akinjan	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	53 km
Qal'a-i-Mirza Sah	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	53 km
Khinj	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	54 km
Aqshira	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	56 km
Casnud	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	57 km
Baharak	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	59 km
Ardar	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	60 km
Eshkashem	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	12000 people	61 km
Arganj Khwa	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	62 km
Bashanabad	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	63 km
Chala Darreh	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	64 km
Pa'in Sahr	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	65 km
Fotur	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	65 km
Khushnak	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	66 km
Vodzh	Kuhistoni Badakhshon	Tajikistan	Village	-	66 km
Dzhake-Dzhan	Kuhistoni Badakhshon	Tajikistan	Village	-	66 km
Kalan Elga	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	67 km
'Ali Moghul	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	67 km
Pastkhuf	Kuhistoni Badakhshon	Tajikistan	Village	-	68 km
Mergan Darrah	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	68 km
Ucdrag	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	69 km
Pular	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	69 km
Tergeran	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	69 km
Dar Khan-e Khash	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	69 km
Bazgir	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	69 km
Aylaq-i-Pakhalzar	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	70 km
Rud	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	70 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
Khorog Afld		2074				0	28 km
Ishkashim		30480				0	58 km
Faizabad	FBD	1180	Civ.	Unpaved	No	6500	85 km

More information

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