M 4.7 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 16 Oct 2014 00:27 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 1041518
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.66 , 47.87
Event Date: 16 Oct 2014 00:27 UTC
16 Oct 2014 03:57 Local
Exposed Population:
1200897 people within 100km
Inserted at: 16 Oct 2014 06:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=404403 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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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

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Two US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey planes took part in a tsunami disaster drill in Japan yesterday, despite protests from local people who question the safety of the tilt-rotor aircraft.
Modi wave a 'tsunami' now: Amit ShahSun, 19 Oct 2014 23:45:00 +0200.

Amit Shah reiterated that the election result is a stamp of approval of Narendra Modi government’s work and policies at the Centre
The powerful Cyclone HudhudSun, 19 Oct 2014 22:50:00 +0200.

Powerful Cyclone Hudhud has slammed into eastern India, causing widespread flooding and landslides.
US Osprey Aircraft in Japan Tsunami Drill Amid ProtestsSun, 19 Oct 2014 19:02:00 +0200.

Two US Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys took part in a tsunami disaster drill in Japan on Sunday, despite protests from local people who question the safety of the tilt-rotor aircraft.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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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 (2), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),