M 5.3 in Tajikistan on 02 Oct 2023 14:03 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 5.3M
Depth: 13.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.8167 , 71.6851
Event Date: 02 Oct 2023 14:03 UTC
02 Oct 2023 19:03 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people affected in MMI&>=V
Source: NEIC us6000lc91
Inserted at: 02 Oct 2023 14:24 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
5.1 (Tajikistan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000lc91 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1528386 0 02 Oct 2023 14:03 5.3M, 13.6km 5.75 Few people (in 100km) 00:20 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 Tajikistan , Region of Dushanbe. The nearest places are Pashimgar, Arzing, Rovand, Pay-Mazar, Borshi, Chikhok, Devsiar, Sangvor, Ardabag, Barnavadzh, and Argankun.

Radius Population
100 km 310000 people
75 km 130000 people
50 km 19000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Dushanbe Tajikistan no people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pashimgar Tajikistan Village - 16 km
Arzing Tajikistan Village - 30 km
Rovand Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 30 km
Pay-Mazar Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 31 km
Borshi Tajikistan Village - 31 km
Chikhok Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 33 km
Devsiar Tajikistan Village - 34 km
Sangvor Tajikistan Village - 40 km
Ardabag Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 42 km
Barnavadzh Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 44 km
Dal'neye Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 45 km
Karakendzha Tajikistan Village 2900 people 49 km
Basid Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 50 km
Lodzhirk Tajikistan Village - 51 km
Dzhailgan Tajikistan Village - 55 km
Bodau Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 57 km
Damburacha Tajikistan Village - 58 km
Siafyark Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 59 km
Devona Tajikistan Village - 61 km
Alisurkhon Tajikistan Village - 62 km
Dzhergatol Tajikistan Village - 62 km
Altynmazar Osh Kyrgyzstan Village - 63 km
Sarigon Tajikistan Village - 65 km
Kanyshbek Tajikistan Village - 65 km
Poshkharv Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 66 km
Andarbag Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 66 km
Barou Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 67 km
Lyakhsh Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 67 km
Jamarch-e 'Olya Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 67 km
Kawida Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 70 km
Argankun Tajikistan Village - 70 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
Karashura 2134 0 52 km
Vanch 1798 0 54 km
Dzhirgatal 2743 0 61 km
Kuran O Munjan KUR unknown 0 68 km
Tadzhikabad 1597 0 79 km
Darwaz DAZ 1600 0 81 km
Kalai-Khumb 1500 0 86 km
Paraut Kurgan 2743 0 94 km

More information

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