M 4.7 in Islamic Republic of Iran on 27 Jul 2020 11:12 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: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 26.9503 , 55.9749
Event Date: 27 Jul 2020 11:12 UTC
27 Jul 2020 15:42 Local
Exposed Population:
860000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000b4nn
Inserted at: 28 Jul 2020 09:17 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.6 (Islamic Republic of Iran)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Islamic Republic of Iran= 4.6; Oman= 4; United Arab Emirates= 1.9

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
us6000b4nn Scaled population (vector) 6.26  
  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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1323567 0 27 Jul 2020 11:12 4.6M, 37.09km N/A 870 thousand (in 100km) 00:25 NEIC
1323703 0.3 27 Jul 2020 11:12 4.7M, 10km N/A 860 thousand (in 100km) 22:04 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 Hormozgan (population 989,556) . The nearest places are Payi Pusht, Bandar-e Dargaham, Ramkan, Gachin-e Pa'in, Laft, Bandar-e Suza, Direstan, Kavarzin, Bandar-e Laft, Pahel, and Dezhgan.

Radius Population
100 km 860000 people
75 km 750000 people
50 km 680000 people
20 km 50000 people
10 km 20000 people
5 km 5100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hormozgan Islamic Republic of Iran 990000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Payi Pusht Hormozgan Iran Village - 9 km
Bandar-e Dargaham Hormozgan Iran Village - 11 km
Ramkan Hormozgan Iran Village - 11 km
Gachin-e Pa'in Hormozgan Iran Village - 18 km
Laft Hormozgan Iran Village - 19 km
Bandar-e Suza Hormozgan Iran Village - 21 km
Direstan Hormozgan Iran Village - 21 km
Kavarzin Hormozgan Iran Village - 21 km
Bandar-e Laft Hormozgan Iran Village - 21 km
Pahel Hormozgan Iran Village - 24 km
Dogerdan Hormozgan Iran Village - 25 km
Qeshm Hormozgan Iran City 17000 people 29 km
Tabl Hormozgan Iran Village - 33 km
Kachu Hormozgan Iran Village - 33 km
Keshar-e Olya Hormozgan Iran Village - 35 km
Chah Raku Hormozgan Iran Village - 36 km
Khammasi Hormozgan Iran Village - 38 km
Kalat-e Pa'in Hormozgan Iran Village - 38 km
Khamir Hormozgan Iran Village - 38 km
Salagh Hormozgan Iran Village - 39 km
Larak Kuhi Hormozgan Iran Village - 39 km
Bandar Abbas Hormozgan Iran City - 40 km
Bandar-e Guran Hormozgan Iran Village - 44 km
Tazeyan Hormozgan Iran Village - 46 km
Seyyed Jabal ed Din Hormozgan Iran Village - 49 km
Hormoz Hormozgan Iran Village - 50 km
Chahchakor Hormozgan Iran Village - 51 km
Chah Deraz Hormozgan Iran Village - 52 km
Harmoodar Hormozgan Iran Village - 54 km
Gishu Hormozgan Iran Village - 55 km
Chahu Shomali Hormozgan Iran Village - 57 km
Lavar Hormozgan Iran Village - 62 km
Baghoo Hormozgan Iran Village - 62 km
Gemengan Hormozgan Iran Village - 63 km
Ab Garm-e Ganow Hormozgan Iran Village - 66 km
Dezhgan Hormozgan 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
Qeshm Central 15 Civ. Paved No 13600 23 km
Qeshm South 38 0 29 km
Bandar Abbas NAS HDR 12 Mil. Paved Yes 8500 31 km
Bandar Abbass International BND 7 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 50 km
Khasab KHS 30 Mil. Paved No 8200 90 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Bandar Shahid Rejaie Iran 19 km
Henjam IRHEJ Iran 27 km
Qeshm Iran 28 km
Bandar Abbas IRBND Iran 30 km
Khamir Iran 38 km
Jazireh Ye Hormos IRHOR Iran 50 km
Basidu Iran 79 km
Kamzar Oman 80 km
Khasab Oman 86 km

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