M 4.9 in Pakistan on 30 Dec 2020 05:33 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: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.7509 , 73.0078
Event Date: 30 Dec 2020 05:33 UTC
30 Dec 2020 10:33 Local
Exposed Population:
11000000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000d49f
Inserted at: 30 Dec 2020 06:06 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
5.7 (Pakistan)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Pakistan= 5.7; India= 4.6

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.8 0.8
us6000d49f Scaled population (vector) 7.04  
  C1 earthquake 2.1  
  C2 earthquake -0.9  
  Country Vulnerability 0.87  
  INFORM_normalised 1.07  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1350478 0.8 30 Dec 2020 05:33 4.9M, 10km N/A 11 million (in 100km) 00:32 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 Pakistan , Province of North-west Frontier (population 16,643,640) . The nearest places are Batgram, Dandai, Bagnu, Pokal, Jatkol, Ahal, Kamach, Shang, Panjnadi, Jabori, and Abbottabad.

Radius Population
100 km 11 million people
75 km 5.8 million people
50 km 2.6 million people
20 km 450000 people
10 km 160000 people
5 km 23000 people
2 km 2900 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
North-west Frontier Pakistan 16.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Batgram North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 8 km
Dandai North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 9 km
Bagnu North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 17 km
Pokal North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 19 km
Jatkol North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 19 km
Ahal North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 26 km
Kamach North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 27 km
Shang North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 28 km
Panjnadi North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 28 km
Jabori North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 29 km
Asharai North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 29 km
Alagram North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 30 km
Dharra North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 32 km
Garaka North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 33 km
Baffa North West Frontier Pakistan Village 14000 people 36 km
Domela North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 37 km
Sangar North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 39 km
Gali Bagh North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 39 km
Patan North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 40 km
Gidar North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 40 km
Bar Kotkai North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 40 km
Daber North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 46 km
Phulera North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 46 km
Arab Kehan North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 47 km
Rambakai North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 47 km
Barkalai North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 47 km
Bajmohari North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 48 km
Lari North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 48 km
Manshera North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 49 km
Paras North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 49 km
Amnawar North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 49 km
Shenkhor North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 50 km
Amb North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 50 km
Banda North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 52 km
Alamganj North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 54 km
Balo Khan North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 55 km
Gran Azad Kashmir Pakistan Village - 57 km
Bara Drush Khel North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 58 km
Mongora North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 59 km
Adda North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 59 km
Agara North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 60 km
Jalalpura North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 60 km
Bandi North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 60 km
Muzaffarabad Azad Kashmir Pakistan Village 18000 people 62 km
Dadabund North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 64 km
Bahrain North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 65 km
Torwarsak North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 65 km
Banda Chochun North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 65 km
Sandwa North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 66 km
Biaso North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 67 km
Burj Khanpur North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 67 km
Aligram North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 67 km
Amlookdara North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 67 km
Bachah North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 69 km
Domel North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 69 km
Galoch North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 69 km
Sur Banda North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 69 km
Abbottabad North West Frontier Pakistan City - 70 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
Mansehra HRA unknown 0 50 km
Saidu Sharif SDT 914 Civ. Paved No 6000 60 km
Muzaffarabad MFG 831 Civ. Paved No 3000 64 km
Tarbela TLB unknown 0 69 km
Tarbela Dam 340 Civ. Paved No 5600 93 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tarbela Tarbela Indus 1976 79 km

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