Overall Green Earthquake alert in Islamic Republic of Iran on 16 Mar 2022 23:15 UTC

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M 5.8 in Islamic Republic of Iran on 16 Mar 2022 23:15 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:	5.8M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	27.0245 , 54.6316
Event Date:	16 Mar 2022 23:15 UTC 17 Mar 2022 02:45 Local
Exposed Population:	Less than 100 people in MMI VII Few people affected (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us6000h58x
Inserted at:	16 Mar 2022 23:34 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.6 (Islamic Republic of Iran)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000h58x	Scaled population (vector)	-0.3
	C1 shakemap	0.11
	C2 shakemap	0.4
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.94

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1431653		0	16 Mar 2022 23:15	5.8M, 10km	7.03	less than 100 (in MMI>=VII)		00:18	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 Islamic Republic of Iran , Province of Hormozgan (population 989,556) . The nearest places are Bar, Boneh Kuh, Kuhkhird, Chah Bonard, Lemazan, Deh-e Tall, Armagh, Din, Dahun, Chah-i-Musallam, and Barash.

Radius	Population
100 km	400000 people
75 km	180000 people
50 km	100000 people
20 km	11000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Hormozgan	Islamic Republic of Iran	990000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bar	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	7 km
Boneh Kuh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	14 km
Kuhkhird	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	20 km
Chah Bonard	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	24 km
Lemazan	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	25 km
Deh-e Tall	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	26 km
Armagh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	28 km
Din	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Dahun	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	31 km
Chah-i-Musallam	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Bastak	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Hera'	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	34 km
Jenah	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Maragh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Dastjerd	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Berkeh-ye Seyyedi	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	38 km
Gotav	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	39 km
Gowd-e Gaz	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Baverd	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Hiru	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Berkeh-e-Jangal	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Bereysemu	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Bandar-e Moghuyen	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Abdorrahman	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Fatooyeh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Band-e Hasineh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Gashun	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Kuhij	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Ilchi	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Deh Now-e Mir	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Anveh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Dashgun	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Tasuneh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Band-e Kong	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Karmastaj	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Gaza	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Bustaneh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Bandar-e Lengeh	Hormozgan	Iran	City	22000 people	57 km
Tang-e Dalan	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Bandar-e Band-e	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Molgarat	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Harmood	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Mistan Gereh Kuh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Nimeh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Bandar Suflin	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	65 km
Anjirdan	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Hormud-e Mir Khund	Fars	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Dezhgan	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Jabri	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Badin	Fars	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Barash	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	67 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
Bastak		411				0	37 km
Bandar Lengeh	BDH	10	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	58 km
Lar		792	Civ.	Paved	No	7800	76 km
Kish Island	KIH	30	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11800	85 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Lingah	IRLIN	Iran	57 km
Sharak		Iran	57 km
Basidu		Iran	75 km
Farrur Island		Iran	80 km
Qeis Island		Iran	86 km
Khamir		Iran	96 km

More information

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