M 5.5 in Iran on 22 Jul 2018 20:39 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: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 30.4186 , 57.4282
Event Date: 22 Jul 2018 20:39 UTC
23 Jul 2018 01:09 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VI
930000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000gbea
Inserted at: 22 Jul 2018 20:56 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.6 (Islamic Republic of Iran)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
us2000gbea Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0.11  
  C2 shakemap 0.4  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1220793 0.1 22 Jul 2018 20:39 5.5M, 10km 6.29 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:16 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of , Province of Kerman (population 2,107,053) . The nearest places are Bagh-e Almas, Tinus, Dorran, Deh Bala, Kuhpayeh, Dehaneh-i-Shur, Shahdad, Sirch, Bikand Aminu, Baba Kamali, and 'Aliabad.

Radius Population
100 km 940000 people
75 km 750000 people
50 km 690000 people
20 km 6200 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kerman Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bagh-e Almas Kerman Iran Village - 12 km
Tinus Kerman Iran Village - 13 km
Dorran Kerman Iran Village - 14 km
Deh Bala Kerman Iran Village - 20 km
Kuhpayeh Kerman Iran Village - 23 km
Dehaneh-i-Shur Kerman Iran Village - 25 km
Shahdad Kerman Iran Village - 27 km
Sirch Kerman Iran Village - 27 km
Bikand Aminu Kerman Iran Village - 28 km
Baba Kamali Kerman Iran Village - 30 km
Banat Halek Kerman Iran Village - 32 km
Malekabad Kerman Iran Village - 35 km
Bazargan Kerman Iran Village - 35 km
Dar Bar Kerman Iran Village - 37 km
Andigird Kerman Iran Village - 37 km
Kerman Kerman Iran City 420000 people 38 km
Asmadiyeh Kerman Iran Village - 38 km
Salaabad Kerman Iran Village - 39 km
Adur Kerman Iran Village - 40 km
Langar Kerman Iran Village - 41 km
Galugah Kerman Iran Village - 42 km
Mahan Kerman Iran Village - 42 km
Badaman Kerman Iran Village - 43 km
Bondar Kerman Iran Village - 45 km
Saftu Kerman Iran Village - 46 km
Ekhteyarabad Kerman Iran Village - 49 km
Zangiabad Kerman Iran Village - 50 km
Jupar Kerman Iran Village - 50 km
Barjgun Kerman Iran Village - 52 km
Najafabad Kerman Iran Village - 52 km
Chatrud Kerman Iran Village - 53 km
Zeynal Abad Kerman Iran Village - 54 km
Akbarabad Kerman Iran Village - 55 km
Fandoqa Kerman Iran Village - 57 km
Kazemabad Kerman Iran Village - 58 km
Hashemabad Kerman Iran Village - 58 km
Char Kerman Iran Village - 59 km
Band-e Kahnuj Kerman Iran Village - 60 km
Barim-e Nakha'i Kerman Iran Village - 61 km
Badamlu Kerman Iran Village - 62 km
'Abid Sarai Kerman Iran Village - 63 km
Hoseynabad-e Mehdi Qoli Kerman Iran Village - 63 km
Chaahar Tagari Kerman Iran Village - 65 km
Baghin Kerman Iran Village - 65 km
Gowk Kerman Iran Village - 66 km
Berenji Kerman Iran Village - 66 km
'Abbasabad Kerman Iran Village - 69 km
Abadi-ye Pa Godaru Kerman Iran Village - 69 km
'Aliabad Kerman 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
Kerman KER 1750 Civ. Paved Yes 12400 49 km

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