M 4.8 in Afghanistan on 11 Feb 2007 15:05 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: 4.8M
Depth: 188.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.5017 , 71.0041
Event Date: 11 Feb 2007 15:05 UTC
11 Feb 2007 19:35 Local
Exposed Population:
640000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 11 Feb 2007 17:37 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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
24745 0.5 11 Feb 2007 15:05 4.8M, 188.4km N/A 640 thousand (in 100km) 02:32 NEIC
24758 0.5 11 Feb 2007 15:05 4.8M, 186km N/A 650 thousand (in 100km) 17:53 EMSC
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 Badakhshan (population 666,668) .

Radius Population
100 km 820000 people
75 km 350000 people
50 km 140000 people
20 km 15000 people
10 km 3700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Afghanistan Badakhshan 670000 people
Pakistan North-west Frontier 16.6 million people
Afghanistan Konarha 330000 people
Afghanistan Takhar 700000 people
Tajikistan Dushanbe -
Afghanistan Kapisa 340000 people
Afghanistan Laghman 420000 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
Ishkashim 30480 62 km
Faizabad FBD 1180 Civ. Unpaved No 6500 82 km

More information

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