M 5.5 in Iran, Islamic Republic of from 15 Oct 2014 13:35 UTC to 13:35

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: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.53 , 47.8
Event Date: 15 Oct 2014 13:35 UTC
15 Oct 2014 17:05 Local
Exposed Population: 1210000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 15 Oct 2014 14:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
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
1062469 -0.6 15 Oct 2014 13:36 5.6M, 94km N/A 740 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 EMSC
1062470 0.4 15 Oct 2014 13:35 5.5M, 10km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:18 EMSC
1062472 0.4 15 Oct 2014 13:35 5.5M, 10km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:27 NEIC
1062474 0 15 Oct 2014 13:35 5.8M, 10km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:51 EMSC
1062478 0.5 15 Oct 2014 13:35 5.6M, 10km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 02:03 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 Ilam (population 496,061) . The nearest places are and Abtaf.

Radius Population
100 km 1.2 million people
75 km 850000 people
50 km 170000 people
20 km 10000 people
10 km 1100 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ilam Iran, Islamic Republic of 500000 people
Khuzestan Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.5 million people
Lorestan Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Abtaf Ilam 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
Dezful Highway Strip 119 38 km
Abdanan 793 54 km
Dezful DEF 152 Mil. Paved No 12800 56 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Karkheh Karkheh 2001 29 km

More information

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