M 5 in Iran on 19 Apr 2013 21:41 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 124192
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.0601 , 53.8604
Event Date: 19 Apr 2013 21:41 UTC
20 Apr 2013 02:11 Local
Exposed Population:
360000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 19 Apr 2013 22:08 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000gcaw 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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Pakistan: Update: CRS Steps Up Pakistan Earthquake Aid 4/23/2013 8:37:00 PM.

Source: Catholic Relief Services Country: Pakistan Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is bringing emergency shelter and medical aid to victims of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Iran and Pakistan’s Balochistan province last wee
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Pakistan: Islamic Relief Responds to Earthquake Near Iran/Pakistan Bor.. 4/23/2013 8:37:00 PM.

Source: Islamic Relief Country: Pakistan Islamic Relief has sent aid and a group of assessors to the Balochistan area of Pakistan following the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that hit the region on April 16. The epicentre of the quake was in a sp
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More earth to shatter 4/23/2013 3:49:00 PM.

Rina Saeed outlines the definite future encounters between Pakistan and earthquakes, asking why civilian safety isn't a priority.
Earthquake wipes out nearly entire Pakistani town 4/23/2013 1:41:00 PM.

Zar Bibi's 7-year-old son was napping when a massive earthquake demolished this small Pakistani town earlier this week near the Iranian border.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),