Overall Green Earthquake alert in Iran-Iraq Border Region on 17 Aug 2014 14:47 UTC

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M 4.8 in Iran-Iraq Border Region on 17 Aug 2014 14:47 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:	4.8M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	32.56 , 47.59
Event Date:	17 Aug 2014 14:47 UTC 17 Aug 2014 19:17 Local
Exposed Population:	1430367 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=395202
Inserted at:	17 Aug 2014 18:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
EMSC	0.1		0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=395202	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	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1057915	0	17 Aug 2014 14:47	4.9M, 46km	N/A	1.5 million (in 100km)	00:16	EMSC
1057916	0	17 Aug 2014 14:47	4.9M, 43km	N/A	1.3 million (in 100km)	00:19	EMSC
1057919	0.1	17 Aug 2014 14:47	4.9M, 44km	N/A	1.3 million (in 100km)	00:37	EMSC
1057930	0.2	17 Aug 2014 14:47	5M, 10km	N/A	1.2 million (in 100km)	01:51	NEIC
1057945	0	17 Aug 2014 14:47	4.8M, 10km	N/A	1.4 million (in 100km)	03:58	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 Ilam (population 496,061) . The nearest places are Abu Ghirab, Eyn Gazan, 'Ali Na'ir, Cham-e Hendi, Ashrafabad, Sheykh Mazbu, Kuwayt, Dehloran, Abu Gharib, Abu Ghuyer, and Khalid.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.1 million people
75 km	590000 people
50 km	80000 people
20 km	12000 people
10 km	2100 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Ilam	Iran, Islamic Republic of	500000 people
Maysan	Iraq	550000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Abu Ghirab	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	8 km
Eyn Gazan	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	9 km
'Ali Na'ir	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	10 km
Cham-e Hendi	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	20 km
Ashrafabad	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	21 km
Sheykh Mazbu	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	21 km
Kuwayt	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	22 km
Dehloran	Ilam	Iran	Village	26000 people	31 km
Abu Gharib	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	32 km
Abu Ghuyer	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Del Zaman Darreh	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Manziliya	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	38 km
Chashmeh-ye Qatareh	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	39 km
Meymeh	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Zanabe Tib Showai	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	44 km
Abtaf	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Gobbeh Tashal	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Barziyeh	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Panj Barar	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	47 km
Chailat	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	48 km
Dastevar	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	51 km
Haliveh	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Surairah	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	53 km
Sarab Bagh	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Abdanan	Ilam	Iran	Village	19000 people	54 km
Tasilkan	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Chananeh	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Dobrij	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Beshadaraz	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Seyyed Saleh Ed Din	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	61 km
Ash Shaykh Juwi	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	62 km
Qal'a Shabid	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	63 km
Sorkheh Poshteh	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Salaf Haj Husain	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	66 km
Andreyevka	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	67 km
'kumayt	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	68 km
Ali Al Gharbi	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	68 km
Pasgah-e Nasreyan	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Al Halfayah	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	69 km
Khalid	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	70 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	Elevation (m)	Distance
Abdanan	793	55 km
Dezful Highway Strip	119	73 km
Amara New	10	76 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Karkheh	Karkheh	2001	68 km

More information

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