M 4.4 in Kyrgyzstan on 14 Jul 2013 23:09 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: 4.4M
Depth: 42.58 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.5311 , 72.9237
Event Date: 14 Jul 2013 23:09 UTC
15 Jul 2013 05:09 Local
Exposed Population:
268672 people within 100km
Source: USGS usB000IE74
Inserted at: 15 Jul 2013 01:43 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
USGS 0 0
usB000IE74 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
1000638 0 14 Jul 2013 23:09 4.4M, 42.58km N/A 270 thousand (in 100km) 02:33 USGS
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 Kyrgyzstan , Region of Osh (population 2,114,741) .

Radius Population
100 km 270000 people
75 km 29000 people
50 km 17000 people
20 km 4400 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Osh Kyrgyzstan 2.1 million people
Dushanbe Tajikistan -

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
Paraut Kurgan 2743 58 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Papanskaya Akbura 1985 94 km

More information

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