M 4.5 in Tajikistan on 20 Sep 2020 20:41 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: 4.5M
Depth: 142.43 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.3216 , 74.5249
Event Date: 20 Sep 2020 20:41 UTC
21 Sep 2020 01:41 Local
Exposed Population:
About 59000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000bqkl
Inserted at: 20 Sep 2020 21:00 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
5.1 (Tajikistan)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Tajikistan= 5.1; China= 3.6

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000bqkl Scaled population (vector) 4.53  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0.04  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1333786 0 20 Sep 2020 20:41 4.5M, 142.43km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 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 Tajikistan , Region of Dushanbe. The nearest places are Rangkul, Ko-la-ssu, Su-Bashi, Bulungkol, Priiski, Murgab, Tokhtamysh, Akbaytal, Tagarma, Karasu, and Zor-Dzhal.

Radius Population
100 km 59000 people
75 km 30000 people
50 km 8100 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Dushanbe Tajikistan -
Xinjiang China 16.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Rangkul Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 21 km
Ko-la-ssu Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 36 km
Su-Bashi Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 42 km
Bulungkol Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 46 km
Priiski Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 46 km
Murgab Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 53 km
Tokhtamysh Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 56 km
Akbaytal Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 59 km
Tagarma Xinjiang (Sinkiang) China Village - 62 km
Karasu Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 62 km
Gumbezkol Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 67 km
Zor-Dzhal Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 68 km

see full list

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
Murgab Afld 3646 0 46 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.