M 5.6 in Islamic Republic of Iran on 05 Oct 2022 00:21 UTC

Event summary

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

GDACS ID EQ 1340649
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.6M
Glide number: EQ-2022-000326-IRN
Depth: 15 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.5113 , 45.0375
Event Date: 05 Oct 2022 00:21 UTC
05 Oct 2022 03:51 Local
Exposed Population: 140000 people in MMI
150 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 05 Oct 2022 01:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.6 (Islamic Republic of Iran)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1.5 1.5
us6000iqx6 Scaled population (raster) 3.87  
  C1 shakemap 0.11  
  C2 shakemap 0.4  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
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Iran - Earthquake (ECHO 05 Oct 2022)Wed, 05 Oct 2022 09:51

  • An earthquake of 5.6 M at a depth of 15 km occurred in Khoy County (West Azerbaijan Province, north-west Iran) on 5 October at 00.21 UTC (03.51 local time). The epicentre was located very close to Khoy City, about 65 km east of the border between Iran and eastern Turkey, about 70 km south of the border between Iran and Nakhchivan Region of Azerbaijan, and about 115 south-west of the border between Iran and southern Armenia.
  • USGS PAGER estimates that up to 108,000 people were exposed to very strong shaking and 206,000 people to strong shaking. According to media reports, the earthquake was felt across eastern Turkey, southern Armenia, as well as in Nakhchivan Region of Azerbaijan.
  • In Iran, media report that at least 276 people have been injured across West Azerbaijan Province, and 200 houses have been slightly damaged. 
Iran - Earthquake, update (ECHO 06 Oct 2022)Thu, 06 Oct 2022 10:06

  • After the earthquake of 5.6 M at a depth of 15 km occurred close to the Khoy City (Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, north-western Iran) on 5 October at 00.21 UTC (03.51 local time), more injuries and damage were reported across the affected area.
  • Media report, as of 6 October, 580 injured people (of which 130 hospitalized and the rest with minor injuries), around 50 destroyed houses and more than 500 slightly damaged houses across Khoy City and Salmas City (northern West Azerbaijan Province).
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),