M 5.2 in Afghanistan on 26 Jan 2016 23:19 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: 5.2M
Depth: 308.62 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.7584 , 69.8539
Event Date: 26 Jan 2016 23:19 UTC
27 Jan 2016 03:49 Local
Exposed Population:
3317378 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 26 Jan 2016 23:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1116623 0 26 Jan 2016 23:19 5.2M, 308.62km N/A 3.3 million (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 Afghanistan , Province of Takhar (population 696,374) . The nearest places are and Astana Tepa.

Radius Population
100 km 3.3 million people
75 km 1.7 million people
50 km 840000 people
20 km 94000 people
10 km 20000 people
5 km 5300 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Takhar Afghanistan 700000 people
Badakhshan Afghanistan 670000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Astana Tepa Takhar Afghanistan Village - 5 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
Taluqan TQN unknown 29 km
Khojaghar 490 Civ. Unpaved No 7800 57 km

More information

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