M 2.5 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 30 Jul 2013 02:12 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: 2.5M
Depth: 5 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.655 , 44.549
Event Date: 30 Jul 2013 02:12 UTC
30 Jul 2013 06:42 Local
Exposed Population:
1417632 people within 100km
Source: KOERI 2013073021237.
Inserted at: 30 Jul 2013 02:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
KOERI 0 0
2013073021237. 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
1001133 0 30 Jul 2013 02:12 2.5M, 5km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:14 KOERI
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 Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari (population 2,559,788) . The nearest places are Yerevan, Tabriz, and Shoorik Sakaman.

Radius Population
100 km 1.4 million people
75 km 870000 people
50 km 430000 people
20 km 14000 people
10 km 1900 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Shoorik Sakaman Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 11 km
Tabriz Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Major city 1.2 million people 165 km
Yerevan Armenia Capital 1.1 million people 167 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
Nakhichevan NAJ unknown 98 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Baroon Zangmar 1995 59 km

More information

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