M 6.6 in Afghanistan on 10 Apr 2016 10:28 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 6.6M
Depth: 210.42 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.492 , 71.1563
Event Date: 10 Apr 2016 10:28 UTC
10 Apr 2016 14:58 Local
Exposed Population: 760000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20005gsg
Inserted at: 10 Apr 2016 10:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 2.2 2.2
us20005gsg Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1124773 2.4 10 Apr 2016 10:28 6.8M, 203km N/A 680 thousand (in 100km) 00:06 GEOFON
1124774 2.2 10 Apr 2016 10:28 6.6M, 210.42km 4.4 760 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 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 Badakhshan (population 47,291) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1124774 36.472/71.131 6.6 212 4.4 22 Feb 2018 09:04 682d 22:35 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Badakhshan Afghanistan 47000 people
Takhar Afghanistan 58000 people
Baghlan Afghanistan 82000 people
Konduz Afghanistan 9400 people
Kurgan Tyube Tajikistan 45000 people
Dushanbe Tajikistan 1200 people
Kurgan Tyube Tajikistan 2300 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kuchi Kondoz Afghanistan Village - 169 km
Bagolaggo Baghlan Afghanistan Village - 217 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
Kapyr Tepe 379 0 247 km

More information

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