M 4.5 in Iran, Islamic Republic of from 13 Jul 2013 00:52 UTC to 00:52

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.24 , 55.06
Event Date: 13 Jul 2013 00:52 UTC
13 Jul 2013 05:22 Local
Exposed Population:
291573 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 13 Jul 2013 13:19 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
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.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1000594 0 13 Jul 2013 00:52 4.2M, 10.07km N/A 320 thousand (in 100km) 02:19 USGS
1000600 0 13 Jul 2013 00:52 4.5M, 10km N/A 290 thousand (in 100km) 12:26 EMSC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Iran, Islamic Republic of , Province of Hormozgan (population 989,556) . The nearest places are and Gashun.

Radius Population
100 km 320000 people
75 km 150000 people
50 km 19000 people
20 km 1500 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hormozgan Iran, Islamic Republic of 990000 people
Fars Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Gashun Hormozgan Iran Village - 3 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Bastak 411 61 km
Lar 792 Civ. Paved No 7800 62 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Khamir Iran 83 km
Basidu Iran 87 km

More information

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