M 4.7 in Turkmenistan on 30 Nov 2020 13:58 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: 40.5857 , 63.4207
Event Date: 30 Nov 2020 13:58 UTC
30 Nov 2020 18:58 Local
Exposed Population:
130000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000cl5r
Inserted at: 30 Nov 2020 14:37 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
6.1 (Turkmenistan)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Turkmenistan= 6.1; Uzbekistan= 4.1

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000cl5r Scaled population (vector) 4.41  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.12  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1345640 0 30 Nov 2020 13:58 4.7M, 10km N/A 130 thousand (in 100km) 00:38 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 Uzbekistan , Region of Bukhara (population 1,715,791) . The nearest places are Dzhangeldy, Ayakguzhumdy, Shuruk, Kalata, Gazli, Raub, Uzunkuduk, Durry, and Karakalpak.

Radius Population
100 km 130000 people
75 km 13000 people
50 km 4000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bukhara Uzbekistan 1.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Dzhangeldy Buxoro Uzbekistan Village - 30 km
Ayakguzhumdy Navoiy Uzbekistan Village - 32 km
Shuruk Buxoro Uzbekistan Village - 33 km
Kalata Buxoro Uzbekistan Village - 40 km
Gazli Buxoro Uzbekistan Village 11000 people 51 km
Raub Buxoro Uzbekistan Village - 56 km
Uzunkuduk Navoiy Uzbekistan Village 10000 people 59 km
Durry Buxoro Uzbekistan Village - 63 km
Karakalpak Buxoro Uzbekistan Village - 64 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
Dzhingildy 30480 0 96 km
Sugraly Southwest 30480 0 99 km

More information

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