M 6.3 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 25 Nov 2018 16:37 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 1163300
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.3M
Glide number: EQ-2018-000415-IRN
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.33 , 45.71
Event Date: 25 Nov 2018 16:37 UTC
25 Nov 2018 20:07 Local
Exposed Population: 1820000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 25 Nov 2018 17:14 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 1.6 1.6
727876 Scaled population (vector) 6.27  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.21  
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Iran - Earthquake (ECHO 26 Nov 2018)Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:04

  • An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 M at a depth of 10 km occurred in western Iran, close to the border with Iraq, on 25 November at 16.37 UTC. The epicentre was located 20 km south-west of Sarpol Zahab town (Kermanshah Province), 120 km west of Kermanshah city and 155 km north-east of Baghdad area (Iraq). USGS PAGER indicated a shake up to "very strong" for 8 000 people and up to "strong" for 266 000 people.
  • As of 26 November, there are no reports of casualties and major damages. According to the media, 548 people were reported injured and approximately 100 000 houses damaged across the Kermanshah Province.
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 35 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Information bulletin Iran: Earthquake, 26 ... Mon, 26 Nov 2018 20:50:00 +0100.

The situation A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Sarpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah, at 20:07 (local time) on Sunday, November 25. The epicentre of the earthquake was registered at 34.38 degrees latitude and 45.7 degrees longitude, at a depth of 6.2 mi
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Iran (Islamic Republic of): Iraq - Earthquake: Flash Update No. 2, 26 ... Mon, 26 Nov 2018 15:07:00 +0100.

This report is produced by OCHA Iraq in collaboration with humanitarian partners and with the input of official institutions. It covers the events of 25 November 2018. I. HIGHLIGHTS. • An 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Iran at 19:3
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Iran (Islamic Republic of): Iran - Earthquake (GDACS, USGS, IRIMO, WMO ... Mon, 26 Nov 2018 12:42:00 +0100.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 M at a depth of 10 km occurred in western Iran, close to the border with Iraq, on 25 November at 16.37 UTC. The epicentre was located 20 km south-west of Sarpol Zahab town (Kermanshah Province), 120 km west of
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A magnitude 6.4 quake hits the west of Iran, over 600 injuredMon, 26 Nov 2018 09:37:00 +0100.

Teheran (AsiaNews / Agencies) - A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck late yesterday in the province of Kermanshah, in the west of Iran, causing over 600 injuries, most of which were minor. So far there has been no official news of victims, eve
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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 (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),