M 5.2 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 05 Mar 2015 22:54 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: 5.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.0097 , 56.7845
Event Date: 05 Mar 2015 22:54 UTC
06 Mar 2015 02:24 Local
Exposed Population:
504529 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 05 Mar 2015 23:13 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1073207 0.2 05 Mar 2015 22:54 5.2M, 10km N/A 500 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 NEIC
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 Chehchoo.

Radius Population
100 km 500000 people
75 km 130000 people
50 km 33000 people
20 km 4800 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Chehchoo Hormozgan Iran Village - 4 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
Bandar Abbass International BND 7 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 96 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Minab Minab 1983 99 km

More information

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