M 5.6 in Tajikistan on 29 Mar 2018 22:54 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: 5.6M
Depth: 3.62 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.7406 , 69.9547
Event Date: 29 Mar 2018 22:54 UTC
30 Mar 2018 03:54 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VII
1640000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000db5t
Inserted at: 29 Mar 2018 23:17 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 7.5 (Tajikistan)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Afghanistan= 7.5; Tajikistan= 5.1; Kyrgyzstan= 4.5

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000db5t Scaled population (vector) 0.3  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1204848 0 29 Mar 2018 22:54 5.6M, 3.62km 6.51 less than 100 (in MMI>=VII) 00:23 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 Tajikistan ,of Dushanbe (population 187) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
16000 people
61000 people
220000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0.1 1204848 38.741/69.955 5.6 3.62 6.66 29 Mar 2018 23:19 00:25 (new episode)
2 0 1204848 38.741/69.955 5.6 3.62 6.51 30 Mar 2018 00:58 02:04 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Dushanbe Tajikistan 11000 people
Kulyab Tajikistan <1000 people
Dushanbe Tajikistan 68000 people
Kulyab Tajikistan 4000 people
Dushanbe Tajikistan 1 million people
Kulyab Tajikistan 540000 people
Khudzhand Tajikistan <1000 people
Kurgan Tyube Tajikistan 15000 people
Dushanbe Tajikistan 1.7 million people
Kulyab Tajikistan 520000 people
Khudzhand Tajikistan 2.4 million people
Kurgan Tyube Tajikistan 1.7 million people
Badakhshan Afghanistan 830000 people
Osh Kyrgyzstan 650000 people
Takhar Afghanistan 1.1 million people
Surkhandar'ya Uzbekistan 2.1 million people
Dzhizak Uzbekistan 1.1 million people
Syrdar'ya Uzbekistan 690000 people
Tashkent Uzbekistan 4.3 million people
Fergana Uzbekistan 3.2 million people
Konduz Afghanistan 1 million people
Kashkadar'ya Uzbekistan 1.1 million people
Samarkand Uzbekistan 2.1 million people
Namangan Uzbekistan 1.7 million people
Chimkent Kazakhstan 490000 people
Samangan Afghanistan 52000 people
Andizhan Uzbekistan 1.7 million people
Baghlan Afghanistan 110000 people
Balkh Afghanistan 200000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Komsomalabad Tajikistan Village - 14 km
Obigarm Tajikistan Village 9900 people 22 km
Deg-Danak Tajikistan Village - 24 km
Kalaynay Tajikistan Village - 33 km
Navdonek Tajikistan Village - 35 km
Novabad Tajikistan Village - 36 km
Murza-Khan Tajikistan Village - 36 km
Dashmandy Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 37 km
Siyakopa Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 37 km
Talbar Tajikistan Village - 41 km
Yezgan Tajikistan Village - 41 km
Garm Tajikistan Village 11000 people 48 km
Kshindara Poyën Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 48 km
Tavildara Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 51 km
Kosatarosh Tajikistan Village - 53 km
Ramit Tajikistan Village - 56 km
Il'govar Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 57 km
Kalanak Tajikistan Village - 57 km
Dashti-Mazar Tajikistan Village - 59 km
Gurdara Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 59 km
Khodzhimard Tajikistan Village - 59 km
Gysh Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 61 km
Khokhu Tajikistan Village - 61 km
Kangurt Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 66 km
Nurex Tajikistan City - 66 km
Khocharki Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 67 km
Khanabad Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 69 km
Dagana Tajikistan Village - 70 km
Muminabad Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 71 km
Devona Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 71 km
Pushin Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 76 km
Kipkak Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 78 km
Tangan Tajikistan Village - 79 km
Ordzhonikidzeabad Tajikistan City - 85 km
Dangara Khatlon Tajikistan Village 23000 people 90 km
Kulyab Khatlon Tajikistan City - 93 km
Kaduchi Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 98 km
Imeni Vase Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 108 km
Dzhur Tajikistan Village - 66 km
Padkinov Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 73 km
Paldarok Sughd Tajikistan Village - 75 km
Khodzharki Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 81 km
Dekhisor Sughd Tajikistan Village - 82 km
Matcha Sughd Tajikistan Village - 82 km
Shirinbulak Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 83 km
Ab Darrah Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 83 km
Khosfav Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 84 km
Kalai-Lyabi-Ob Tajikistan Village - 85 km
Kevron Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 85 km
Tadzhikabad Tajikistan Village - 88 km
Gilot Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 89 km
Dzheraylik Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 92 km
Kisht-Poyon Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 92 km
Yavan Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 92 km
Sultanabad Tajikistan Village - 94 km
Dzharapkul' Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 95 km
Ul'bek Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 97 km
Pastigov Sughd Tajikistan Village - 97 km
Obi-Dzhuk Tajikistan Village - 98 km
Vod Ab Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 100 km
Pugus Tajikistan Village - 100 km
Zulum-Abad Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 102 km
Noryn Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 103 km
Dushanbe Tajikistan Capital 540000 people 104 km
Bashkyngash Tajikistan Village - 105 km
Sangtuda Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 108 km
Sangvor Tajikistan Village - 110 km
Pingan Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 112 km
Dzhergatol Tajikistan Village - 119 km
Bulak-Saydon Tajikistan Village - 120 km
Auchi Sughd Tajikistan Village - 121 km
Andarak Batken Kyrgyzstan Village - 121 km
Akuyli Tajikistan Village - 122 km
Lyakhsh Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 123 km
Ak-Mazar Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 124 km
Basmanda Sughd Tajikistan Village - 125 km
Gissar Tajikistan Village - 126 km
Isfana Batken Kyrgyzstan Village 17000 people 127 km
Ravat Sughd Tajikistan Village - 129 km
Ravat Batken Kyrgyzstan Village - 129 km
Kalininabad Sughd Tajikistan Village - 130 km
Zardaly Batken Kyrgyzstan Village - 133 km
Aral Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 134 km
Vorukh Sughd Tajikistan Village 3800 people 134 km
Uzun Tajikistan Village - 135 km
Pashimgar Tajikistan Village - 136 km
Dazgan Batken Kyrgyzstan Village - 137 km
Sulyukta Batken Kyrgyzstan Village - 137 km
Ishan Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 138 km
Uyaly Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 139 km
Bustonkala Khatlon Tajikistan Village 4000 people 139 km
Ayní Sughd Tajikistan Village 2100 people 141 km
'Abd ol Hezar Beyg Takhar Afghanistan Village - 142 km
Mudzhum Sughd Tajikistan Village - 142 km
Margun Batken Kyrgyzstan Village - 142 km
Oktyabr Tajikistan Village - 142 km
Andarkhan Batken Kyrgyzstan Village - 143 km
Oktyabrskiy Tajikistan Village 7600 people 144 km
Kurgan-Tyube Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 144 km
Yangi Qal Ei Takhar Afghanistan Village - 145 km
Khishkat Sughd Tajikistan Village - 146 km
Charku Sughd Tajikistan Village - 146 km
Karakendzha Tajikistan Village 2900 people 147 km
Parkhar Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 147 km
Augul Batken Kyrgyzstan Village - 148 km
Kara-Sakal Sughd Tajikistan Village - 148 km
Tursunzade Tajikistan Village - 148 km
Vakhshstroy Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 148 km
Dzhailgan Tajikistan Village - 150 km
Chah-e Ab Takhar Afghanistan Village - 150 km
Kaun-Tyube Pervoye Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 150 km
Shakhristan Sughd Tajikistan Village - 151 km
Vakhsh Khatlon Tajikistan City 15000 people 151 km
Chirish-Tepe Tajikistan Village - 152 km
Regar Tajikistan City - 153 km
Besh-Kapa Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 153 km
Ganchi Sughd Tajikistan Village - 153 km
Ura-Tyube Sughd Tajikistan City - 153 km
Shurab Sughd Tajikistan Village - 154 km
Devona Tajikistan Village - 155 km
Zargar Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 155 km
Uzbekkishlak Sughd Tajikistan Village - 157 km
Gaz Farg'ona Uzbekistan Village - 160 km
Galya-Batur Surxondaryo Uzbekistan Village - 162 km
Gafurov Sughd Tajikistan City 14000 people 162 km
Batken Batken Kyrgyzstan Village 10000 people 164 km
Nau Sughd Tajikistan City 14000 people 164 km
Komsomol Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 164 km
Isfara Sughd Tajikistan City 38000 people 165 km
Orzu Khatlon Tajikistan Village 5900 people 165 km
Proletarsk Sughd Tajikistan Village 18000 people 165 km
Rovand Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 165 km
Proletarsk Sughd Tajikistan City - 165 km
Sufion Surxondaryo Uzbekistan Village - 166 km
Chkalov Sughd Tajikistan Village 23000 people 166 km
Kalan Elga Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 166 km
Verevkino Sughd Tajikistan Village - 167 km
Karakchikum Sughd Tajikistan Village - 167 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
Komsomolabad 1204 0 14 km
Garm 1402 0 40 km
Khovaling 1524 0 42 km
Muminabad 1288 0 73 km
Sovetskiy / Kulyab 700 0 81 km
Kulyab North 668 0 85 km
Pushion Poyen 680 0 86 km
Dangara 649 0 92 km
Dushanbe DYU 768 Civ. Paved Yes 10100 101 km
Moskovskiy / Pyandzh Southwest 274 0 128 km
Kalai-Khumb 1500 0 81 km
Darwaz DAZ 1600 0 86 km
Tadzhikabad 1597 0 90 km
Yavan 709 0 93 km
Kulyab 600 0 96 km
Khwahan KWH unknown 0 98 km
Kaduchi Moina 594 0 98 km
Kuran O Munjan KUR unknown 0 108 km
Iol 1370 0 112 km
Gissar 715 0 114 km
Dzhirgatal 2743 0 122 km
Obi-Kiik 1120 0 123 km
Gissar South 823 0 124 km
Isfana / Karabulak 1445 0 125 km
Moskovskiy / Pyandzh 467 0 125 km
Kuybyshevskiy 305 0 131 km
Kurgan Tyube North 444 0 136 km
Vanch 1798 0 138 km
Oktyabrsk Northeast 451 0 143 km
Kyzylkala 305 0 145 km
Karashura 2134 0 148 km
Parkhar South 441 0 150 km
Zargar 305 0 152 km
Kalacha Southwest 762 0 152 km
Proletarsk 457 0 159 km
Kapyr Tepe 379 0 159 km
Kalacha Northeast 457 0 160 km
Dusman Tyube 351 0 163 km
Batken 1059 0 164 km
Isfara 858 0 165 km
Leninabad LBD 422 Civ. Paved Yes 10400 165 km
Galyabita East 602 0 166 km
Voroshilovabad East 427 0 171 km
Kolkhozabad 388 0 174 km
Khaydarken 2149 0 178 km
Sariasiva 572 0 179 km
Pyandzh / Amu Darya 351 0 181 km
Denau North 518 0 184 km
Denau 518 0 185 km
Srentenka 305 0 187 km
335 0 187 km
Shabskiy North 300 0 188 km
Dusti 394 0 189 km
Dimitrovskoye 305 0 190 km
Khojaghar 490 Civ. Unpaved No 7800 191 km
Yakkatut 411 0 191 km
Denau Southwest 518 0 193 km
Matlha 300 0 193 km
Khorog Afld 2074 0 194 km
Matlha East 305 0 194 km
Sovetskiy / Kiyan-kul 1524 0 197 km
Yaydan Northeast 488 0 200 km
Shurchi North 457 0 205 km
Obi Kiik 30480 0 205 km
Bayaut Pervyy West 152 0 206 km
305 0 206 km
Kokland Southeast 566 0 206 km
Kokand South 483 0 209 km
Shurchi West 488 0 213 km
Paraut Kurgan 2743 0 218 km
Yangiabad East 300 0 218 km
Kokand 399 0 218 km
Dutyr 488 0 218 km
Pendzhikent 1001 0 219 km
Gulistan North 152 0 220 km
Imeni Chkalova 152 0 220 km
Yangiabad Northwest 305 0 220 km
Besh Timuch 366 0 221 km
Kukaral Sedmoy 305 0 222 km
Taluqan TQN unknown 0 222 km
Naukent 828 0 226 km
Nadezhdinskoye 255 0 226 km
Kokand North 363 0 227 km
Yangi Kurgan 396 0 228 km
Golodnaya Step Southeast 296 0 228 km
Shaartuz Northwest 369 0 229 km
Fergana Southwest 800 0 230 km
Zolotaya Orda 283 0 231 km
Yangiturmysh 290 0 232 km
Truckee 582 0 236 km
Surkhany 379 0 238 km
Imeni Kirova 305 0 238 km
Margelan 457 0 241 km
Soldatskiy Southeast 290 0 242 km
Khoshadi East 396 0 243 km
Pakhtakor 312 0 243 km
Bakht Southeast 183 0 243 km
Dustlik Southeast 290 0 247 km
Kakaydy 352 0 247 km
Kyzyl Kiya 866 0 248 km
Dustlik East 265 0 248 km
Kunduz UND 435 Civ. Paved No 6500 248 km
Malekskaya 280 0 248 km
Ak Kurgan 305 0 249 km
Dustlik Northeast 265 0 251 km
Kolodets Sary Bel West 305 0 251 km
Kuvasay North 762 0 251 km
Kara Kalpak 396 0 253 km
Alhi 320 0 253 km
Kuropatkino 610 0 254 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Rogun Vakhsh n/a 12 km
Nurek Vakhsh 1980 67 km
Muninabad Obi-Surkh 1965 71 km
Golovnaya Vakhsh 1963 130 km
Kattasay Kattasay 1966 148 km
Kayrakkumskoye Kayrakkum Syr-Daria 1957 171 km
Yuzhnosurkhansk Surkhandaria 1967 227 km
Tashkent Akhangaran 1963 256 km
Karkidansk Kusavay 1967 264 km
Chimkurgan Kashkadaria 1963 313 km

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