Overall Green Earthquake alert in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 11 May 2013 02:08 UTC

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M 6.2 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 11 May 2013 02:08 UTC

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:	6.2M
Depth:	30 Km
Lat/Lon:	26.79 , 57.85
Event Date:	11 May 2013 02:08 UTC 11 May 2013 06:38 Local
Exposed Population:	409923 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC
Inserted at:	16 Jul 2013 02:07 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
EMSC	0.6		0.6
	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1000672		0.6	11 May 2013 02:08	6.2M, 30km	N/A	410 thousand (in 100km)		65d 23:59	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 Beshnow, Bikh-e Kahnu, Angohran, Dargan, Dorg, Molshakahu, Astan, Pum, Ab-e Shahr, Bavegh, and Faryab.

Radius	Population
100 km	420000 people
75 km	96000 people
50 km	36000 people
20 km	8600 people
10 km	2700 people
5 km	1100 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Hormozgan	Iran, Islamic Republic of	990000 people
Kerman	Iran, Islamic Republic of	2.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Beshnow	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	6 km
Bikh-e Kahnu	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	17 km
Angohran	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	21 km
Dargan	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	21 km
Dorg	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	22 km
Molshakahu	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	25 km
Astan	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	26 km
Pum	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Ab-e Shahr	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Bavegh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Diqachin	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	31 km
Kam Serid	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	32 km
Sar Gajg	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Bongeru	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Banshangar	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Banguni	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Bardyal	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	38 km
Chah Kharu	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	39 km
'Abbasabad	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Doorakan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Senderk	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Jaghdar	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Gestugdar	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Band-e Kalachu	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Sohran	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Band-e Kolang	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Govaj Gowdi	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Dar Anar	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Bondar	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Patkan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Masallati	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Avartin	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Bondar	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	51 km
Sar-e Sham'	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Sham	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Dir	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Shab Kuh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Bahrikan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Merich	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Farahak	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Dar Pahn	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Bohegh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Darani	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Band-e Kalat	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Zahra Mordeh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Chah-e Shahi	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	61 km
Hoor	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Segerkan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Darubast	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	63 km
Chah Mangi	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Akharan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Karian	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Dar Shahr	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Damilak	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Kahn Davodi	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Tamp-e Giran	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	67 km
'Abasu	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Gowhar	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Chah Lak	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Dahan-e Marang	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Jaghin	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Dadi Mardan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Dagir	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Faryab	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	69 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

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

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Minab	Minab	1983	84 km

More information

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