M 4.5 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 19 Sep 2018 19:29 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 1157107
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 33.68 , 45.84
Event Date: 19 Sep 2018 19:29 UTC
19 Sep 2018 23:59 Local
Exposed Population:
1340000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 20 Sep 2018 07:10 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
6.9 (Iraq)
INFORM Coping capacity list: Iraq= 6.9; Islamic Republic of Iran= 4.6

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
713803 Scaled population (vector) 5.79  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.21  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 15 | About casualties: 6 | Last hour: 0

World: 115,000 people evacuate in the Indian Ocean-wide tsunami exerci ... Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:21:00 +0200.

A record 115,000 people in the Indian Ocean region evacuated during the tsunami exercise Indian Ocean Wave 2018 (IOWave18) conducted on 4-5 September 2018. The exercise was coordinated by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
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115,000 people evacuate in the Indian Ocean-wide tsunami exerciseTue, 18 Sep 2018 04:33:00 +0200.

A record 115,000 people in the Indian Ocean region evacuated during the tsunami exercise Indian Ocean Wave 2018 (IOWave18) conducted on 4-5 September 2018. The exercise was coordinated by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
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Nation and WorldThu, 06 Sep 2018 05:11:00 +0200.

North Korean media have released a declaration from leader Kim Jong Un that reaffirms his commitment to a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula amid a standoff with the United States. Japan earthquake paralyzes northern island of Hokkaido, injurin
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Indian Ocean Countries to test tsunami warning and evacuation procedur ... Wed, 05 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0200.

bordering the Indian Ocean will engage in Exercise Indian Ocean Wave 2018 (IOWave18), a large-scale tsunami exercise based on two scenarios that will be enacted on the 4 th and 5 th September respectively. The scenario to be tested on 4 Sep
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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),