M 4.5 in Iran on 28 Apr 2007 21:22 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: 14.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.1943 , 56.259
Event Date: 28 Apr 2007 21:22 UTC
29 Apr 2007 00:52 Local
Exposed Population:
180000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 May 2007 22:28 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
26876 0.5 28 Apr 2007 21:22 4.6M, 40km N/A 610 thousand (in 100km) 10:38 EMSC
26961 0.5 28 Apr 2007 21:22 4.5M, 14.4km N/A 180 thousand (in 100km) 3d 01:06 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 , Province of Hormozgan (population 989,556) .

Radius Population
100 km 640000 people
75 km 100000 people
50 km 37000 people
20 km 7300 people
10 km 4700 people
5 km 1200 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Iran Hormozgan 990000 people
Iran Kerman 2.1 million people
Iran Fars 4.1 million 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
Bandar Abbass International BND 7 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 86 km
Bandar Abbas NAS HDR 12 Mil. Paved Yes 8500 93 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Bandar Abbas IRBND Iran 94 km

More information

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