M 6.1 in Afghanistan on 31 Jan 2018 07:07 UTC

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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: 6.1M
Depth: 191.19 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.5432 , 70.8155
Event Date: 31 Jan 2018 07:07 UTC
31 Jan 2018 11:37 Local
Exposed Population: 1020000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000crmu
Inserted at: 31 Jan 2018 07:21 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
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000crmu Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1196502 0 31 Jan 2018 07:07 6.1M, 191.19km 4.05 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:14 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 ,of Takhar (population 202,668) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1196502 36.543/70.816 6.1 191.19 3.63 31 Jan 2018 07:23 00:16 (new episode)
2 0 1196502 36.543/70.816 6.1 191.19 4.02 31 Jan 2018 09:10 02:03 (upd of #1)
3 0 1196502 36.526/70.851 6.2 193.73 4.05 14 Mar 2018 09:17 42d 02:10 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Takhar Afghanistan 200000 people
North-west Frontier Pakistan 2.3 million people
Kulyab Tajikistan 29000 people
Konduz Afghanistan 15000 people
Kurgan Tyube Tajikistan 2500 people
Federally Administered Tribal Areas Pakistan 36000 people
Nangarhar Afghanistan 370000 people
Kabol Afghanistan 3.3 million people
Punjab Pakistan 3.5 million people
Jammu & Kashmir India 640000 people
Badakhshan Afghanistan 1 million people
Takhar Afghanistan 1.2 million people
North-west Frontier Pakistan 6 million people
Konarha Afghanistan 250000 people
Dushanbe Tajikistan 1 million people
Kapisa Afghanistan 290000 people
Laghman Afghanistan 370000 people
Baghlan Afghanistan 760000 people
Kulyab Tajikistan 910000 people
Konduz Afghanistan 1.1 million people
Kurgan Tyube Tajikistan 1.4 million people
Northern Areas Pakistan <1000 people
Parvan Afghanistan 370000 people
Federally Administered Tribal Areas Pakistan 700000 people
Nangarhar Afghanistan 510000 people
Kabol Afghanistan 1.3 million people
Samangan Afghanistan 35000 people
Lowgar Afghanistan 27000 people
Surkhandar'ya Uzbekistan 1400 people
Vardak Afghanistan 17000 people
Paktia Afghanistan 6400 people
Bamian Afghanistan 1800 people
Khudzhand Tajikistan 12000 people
Balkh Afghanistan 21000 people
Osh Kyrgyzstan 47000 people
Punjab Pakistan 440000 people
Xinjiang China <1000 people
Ghazni Afghanistan 40000 people
Jammu & Kashmir India 2.1 million people
Chardzhou Turkmenistan <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Taloqan Takhar Afghanistan City 33000 people 116 km
Jalalabad Nangarhar Afghanistan City 160000 people 236 km
Kabol Kabol Afghanistan Capital 3 million people 269 km
'Ala' od Din-e Bala Kabol Afghanistan Village - 276 km
Chahar Dehi Kabol Afghanistan Village - 276 km
Bakhtyara Kabol Afghanistan Village - 277 km
Jamrud North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 286 km
Peshawar North West Frontier Pakistan City 1.1 million people 289 km
Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory Pakistan Capital 570000 people 374 km
Golra Islamabad Capital Territory Pakistan Village - 379 km
Rawalpindi Punjab Pakistan Major city 1.5 million people 384 km
Morgah Punjab Pakistan Village - 391 km
Nagin Bagh Jammu & Kashmir India Village - 450 km
Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir India City 900000 people 454 km
Ghowrayd Gharami Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 3 km
Tergeran Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 34 km
Shahr-e Jorm Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 36 km
Madrasan Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 63 km
Dung Gushten North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 67 km
Feyzabad Badakhshan Afghanistan City - 68 km
Eshkashem Badakhshan Afghanistan Village 12000 people 69 km
Chala Darreh Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 70 km
Korogah Takhar Afghanistan Village - 70 km
Isari Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 70 km
Keshem Takhar Afghanistan Village - 70 km
Shah-e Pari Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 72 km
Anjoman Takhar Afghanistan Village - 80 km
Pastaw Takhar Afghanistan Village - 81 km
Kalafgan Takhar Afghanistan Village - 82 km
Ahmad Diwana Nurestan Afghanistan Village - 84 km
Farkhar Takhar Afghanistan Village 6500 people 85 km
Darband North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 89 km
Vark Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 91 km
Shingan Takhar Afghanistan Village - 92 km
Kalan Elga Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 93 km
Arakhat Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 106 km
Lutdeh Nurestan Afghanistan Village - 108 km
Singur North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 114 km
Cal Takhar Afghanistan Village - 115 km
Pas Mazar Panjshir Afghanistan Village - 115 km
Lon North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 120 km
Fatmal Baghlan Afghanistan Village - 121 km
Maroi North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 122 km
Khorog Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 123 km
Deh Lala Baghlan Afghanistan Village - 124 km
Kuru North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 124 km
Atiti Nurestan Afghanistan Village - 125 km
Zundrangram North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 128 km
Drasan North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 129 km
Mandagal Soflá Nurestan Afghanistan Village - 129 km
Chah-e Ab Takhar Afghanistan Village - 130 km
Khavak Baghlan Afghanistan Village - 131 km
Toregh Qeshlaq Kondoz Afghanistan Village - 131 km
Seydzh Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 133 km
Kanitwa Nurestan Afghanistan Village - 135 km
Khandud Badakhshan Afghanistan Village 13000 people 137 km
Khoja-i-Gar Kondoz Afghanistan Village - 137 km
Kuchi Kondoz Afghanistan Village - 139 km
Dasht-e Qaleh Takhar Afghanistan Village - 141 km
Drosh North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 141 km
'Abd ol Hezar Beyg Takhar Afghanistan Village - 144 km
Rayan North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 145 km
Mirkhani North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 146 km
Sanoghar North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 146 km
Muligram North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 147 km
Chichkeh Kondoz Afghanistan City - 148 km
Yangi Qal Ei Takhar Afghanistan Village - 148 km
Bidiwa Nurestan Afghanistan Village - 149 km
Rivak Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 150 km
Kohneh Qeshlaq Baghlan Afghanistan Village - 152 km
Arandu North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 153 km
Khanabad Kondoz Afghanistan Village 76000 people 153 km
Nilaw Nurestan Afghanistan Village - 154 km
Harchin North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 155 km
Mata Panjshir Afghanistan Village - 156 km
Morich North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 157 km
Wama Nurestan Afghanistan Village - 158 km
Laspur North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 159 km
Zulum-Abad Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 160 km
Nahrin Baghlan Afghanistan Village 6100 people 160 km
Rubot Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 161 km
Dahan-e Arbeshan Baghlan Afghanistan Village - 162 km
Saryk Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 163 km
Ak-Mazar Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 163 km
Kisht-Poyon Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 164 km
Parkhar Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 164 km
Brep North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 166 km
Sarmantay Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 171 km
Gaz Khan Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 171 km
Pyandza Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 172 km
Dzhaushangoz Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 172 km
Layn Baghlan Afghanistan Village - 172 km
Ishan Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 173 km
Imeni Vase Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 174 km
Ichka Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 174 km
Qonduz Kondoz Afghanistan City - 176 km
Banow Baghlan Afghanistan Village - 177 km
Pingan Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 177 km
Kulyab Khatlon Tajikistan City - 178 km
Konduz Kondoz Afghanistan Village - 182 km
Kaduchi Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 183 km
Gilot Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 184 km
Kipkak Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 185 km
Emam Salieb Kondoz Afghanistan City - 185 km
Muminabad Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 187 km
Bagolaggo Baghlan Afghanistan Village - 187 km
Aq Saray Kondoz Afghanistan Village - 188 km
Ul'bek Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 188 km
Dzheraylik Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 192 km
Khanabad Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 194 km
Baghlan Baghlan Afghanistan City 120000 people 195 km
Gysh Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 195 km
Dzharapkul' Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 198 km
Daka Baghlan Afghanistan Village - 199 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Parkhar South 441 0 164 km
Moskovskiy / Pyandzh Southwest 274 0 165 km
Jalalabad JAA 553 Civ. Paved Yes 6000 239 km
Peshawar PEW 360 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 290 km
Islamabad International ISB 507 Civ. Paved Yes 10900 386 km
Qasim 500 Mil. Paved No 6600 388 km
Faizabad FBD 1180 Civ. Unpaved No 6500 69 km
Ishkashim 30480 0 75 km
Chitral CJL 1494 Civ. Paved No 5800 115 km
Taluqan TQN unknown 0 117 km
Khorog Afld 2074 0 123 km
Khojaghar 490 Civ. Unpaved No 7800 143 km
Iol 1370 0 145 km
Khwahan KWH unknown 0 158 km
Moskovskiy / Pyandzh 467 0 160 km
Kunduz UND 435 Civ. Paved No 6500 171 km
Pyandzh / Amu Darya 351 0 173 km
Kulyab 600 0 176 km
Kaduchi Moina 594 0 181 km
Kulyab North 668 0 183 km
Muminabad 1288 0 185 km
Pushion Poyen 680 0 186 km
Sovetskiy / Kulyab 700 0 201 km
Voroshilovabad East 427 0 207 km
Dusti 394 0 211 km
Khovaling 1524 0 215 km
Dangara 649 0 216 km
Kapyr Tepe 379 0 219 km
Kolkhozabad 388 0 222 km
Oktyabrsk Northeast 451 0 223 km
Bagram 1492 0 226 km
Kurgan Tyube North 444 0 227 km
Zargar 305 0 234 km
Dusman Tyube 351 0 235 km
Kuybyshevskiy 305 0 237 km
Kyzylkala 305 0 239 km
Khoshadi East 396 0 248 km
Besh Timuch 366 0 251 km
Shaartuz Northwest 369 0 255 km
Kabul International KBL 1789 Civ. Paved Yes 11400 263 km
Dushanbe DYU 768 Civ. Paved Yes 10100 283 km
Risalpur 320 0 293 km
Paraut Kurgan 2743 0 356 km
Batken 1059 0 389 km
Srinagar SXR 1664 Civ. Paved No 12000 458 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Rawal Korang 1962 379 km
Muninabad Obi-Surkh 1965 187 km
Darunta Kabul 1963 232 km
Khanpur Haro 1983 360 km

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