M 5.4 in Iran, Islamic Republic of from 22 Jan 2016 20:51 UTC to 20:51

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: 5.4M
Depth: 28.36 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.3518 , 55.2674
Event Date: 22 Jan 2016 20:51 UTC
23 Jan 2016 00:21 Local
Exposed Population:
299811 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 22 Jan 2016 21:12 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1116089 0.2 22 Jan 2016 20:51 5.4M, 28.36km N/A 300 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 NEIC
1116155 0.3 22 Jan 2016 20:51 5.5M, 26.81km 4.61 290 thousand (in 100km) 22:02 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 , Province of Fars (population 4,146,405) .

Radius Population
100 km 300000 people
75 km 140000 people
50 km 62000 people
20 km 29000 people
10 km 11000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Iran Fars 4.1 million people
Iran Hormozgan 990000 people
Iran Kerman 2.1 million people

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
Darab 1097 87 km

More information

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