M 6 in Islamic Republic of Iran on 23 Feb 2020 16:00 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: 6.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.4692 , 44.3669
Event Date: 23 Feb 2020 16:00 UTC
23 Feb 2020 19:30 Local
Exposed Population: About 1000 people in MMI
1 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us70007v9g
Inserted at: 27 Feb 2020 14:12 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; Türkiye= 3.2

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
us70007v9g 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.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1297630 0.1 23 Feb 2020 16:00 6M, 10km 6.7 1 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 3d 22:11 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 ,of Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari (population 4,118) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
21000 people
76000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0.9 1297630 38.469/44.367 6.0 10.0 6.919 23 Feb 2020 16:26 00:26 (new episode)
2 0.9 1297630 38.469/44.367 6.0 10.0 6.919 23 Feb 2020 16:35 00:34 (upd of #1)
3 0.8 1297630 38.482/44.367 6.0 10.0 6.733 23 Feb 2020 16:45 00:45 (upd of #2)
4 0.8 1297630 38.482/44.367 6.0 10.0 6.721 23 Feb 2020 18:03 02:03 (upd of #3)
5 0.8 1297630 38.482/44.367 6.0 10.0 6.721 24 Feb 2020 16:09 1d 00:08 (upd of #4)
6 0.1 1297630 38.485/44.364 6.0 10.0 6.696 27 Feb 2020 14:12 3d 22:11 (upd of #5)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 11000 people
Van Turkey 9900 people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 16000 people
Van Turkey 59000 people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 560000 people
Van Turkey 120000 people
Hakkari Turkey 85000 people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Islamic Republic of Iran <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Habashi Pa'in Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 10 km
Örenburç Van Turkey Village - 17 km
Ronehar Van Turkey Village - 19 km
Saray Van Turkey Village - 25 km
Chahar Setun Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 26 km
Tavik Van Turkey Village - 30 km
Qarehqush Pa'in Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 40 km
Takuriengiz Van Turkey Village - 43 km
Shahpur Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran City - 47 km
Güzelsu Van Turkey Village - 51 km
Hasamiyan Van Turkey Village - 51 km
Khoy Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran City - 52 km
Hamzian Pass Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 55 km
Khantakh Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 62 km
Seyah Cheshmeh Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 66 km
Yüksekova Hakkari Turkey Village 62000 people 101 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
Yuksekova Hwy Strip 2057 0 101 km

More information

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