Overall Green Earthquake alert in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 10 Jan 2018 15:56 UTC

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M 4.5 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 10 Jan 2018 15:56 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:	30 Km
Lat/Lon:	34.37 , 46.94
Event Date:	10 Jan 2018 15:56 UTC 10 Jan 2018 19:26 Local
Exposed Population:	2580000 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC 640434
Inserted at:	10 Jan 2018 16:19 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.6 (Islamic Republic of Iran)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
EMSC	0.5		0.5
640434	Scaled population (vector)	7.04
	C1 earthquake	1.29
	C2 earthquake	0.26
	Country Vulnerability	0.55
	INFORM_normalised	0.94

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1193768	0	10 Jan 2018 15:56	4.5M, 40km	N/A	2.8 million (in 100km)	00:20	EMSC
1193769	0.5	10 Jan 2018 15:56	4.5M, 30km	N/A	2.6 million (in 100km)	00:23	EMSC
1193776	0.3	10 Jan 2018 15:56	4.7M, 10km	N/A	2.8 million (in 100km)	01:30	EMSC
1193804	0	10 Jan 2018 15:56	4.6M, 10km	N/A	2.9 million (in 100km)	05:53	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 Bakhtaran (population 1,899,338) . The nearest places are Maran, Darreh Vian, Ravansar, Do Cheqa, Hoseynabad, Badrabad, Shirvaneh, Gakeyeh, Daulatabad, Hasanabad, and Hajij-E Kuchek.

Radius	Population
100 km	2.8 million people
75 km	2.2 million people
50 km	1.3 million people
20 km	99000 people
10 km	2500 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bakhtaran	Iran, Islamic Republic of	1.9 million people
Kordestan	Iran, Islamic Republic of	1.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Maran	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	8 km
Darreh Vian	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	11 km
Ravansar	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	12 km
Do Cheqa	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	14 km
Hoseynabad	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	18 km
Badrabad	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	18 km
Shirvaneh	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	20 km
Gakeyeh	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	20 km
Daulatabad	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	22 km
Hasanabad	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	24 km
Kazkabri	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	26 km
Nilaura	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	27 km
Kuzaran	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	28 km
Haltushan	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	28 km
Zeyn Ad Din	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	29 km
Dizgaran	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	29 km
Malkhatabi	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	31 km
Shayegan	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Kashkamir	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Gazar Khani	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	34 km
Kurr Kala	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	34 km
Andimen	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	34 km
Asmadabad	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	34 km
Kashtar	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Dah Sabz Ali Khan	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	38 km
Baba Kuseh	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	38 km
Havasabad	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	39 km
Sivieh	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	39 km
Eskandar	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Kivanan	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Dehtui	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Seyyed Ali	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Kunduleh	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Angilise	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Nazazo	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Dolkoru	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Khamesan	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Korizagheh	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Kovik	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Baleshat	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Danan	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	43 km
'Aliabad	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Aliabab	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Qowrekh	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Palangan	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Milkeh-ye Baqer	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Mesrab	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Taq-e Bostan	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Kahfri	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Nesfeh Kar	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	47 km
'Askaran	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	47 km
Cheqa Kabud	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Tangi Sar	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Paniran	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Kermanshah	Kermanshah	Iran	City	710000 people	49 km
Lanjab	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Gahvareh	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	51 km
Nosmeh	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	51 km
Bin Darreh	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	51 km
Golin	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	52 km
'Ammeh	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Mujash	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Armani Jan	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Sorkaheh Tut	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Marenj	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Paygelan	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Durisan	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Ban Bid	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Bimush	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Aryan	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Daleh Marz	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Turivar	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Kulij	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Paveh	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	18000 people	56 km
'Ali Bar	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Ramesht	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Kileh Golan	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Dasht-E Qalbi	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Dal	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Chashmeh Dar	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Sar Huyeh	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Chanoo	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Hashmiz	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Naran	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Gerger-E Bala	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Chalau	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Agah Kolyai	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Chengoreh	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Tin	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Huyeh	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Almadin	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	60 km
Hasanabad	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	61 km
Ashkaftan	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	61 km
Aspariz	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Najjar	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Buridar	Kordestan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Mirmirah	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Asbriz	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Quchi Vashi	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Energodar	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	62 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
Kermanshah	KSH	1313	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11200	51 km
Sanandaj	SDG	1373	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8100	65 km
Shahabad Highway Strip		1326				0	71 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Gheshlagh	Gheshlagh	1983	84 km

More information

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