M 5.6 in Islamic Republic of Iran on 05 Oct 2022 00:21 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.6M
Depth: 15 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.5113 , 45.0375
Event Date: 05 Oct 2022 00:21 UTC
05 Oct 2022 03:51 Local
Exposed Population: 140000 people in MMI
150 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us6000iqx6
Inserted at: 05 Oct 2022 01:27 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 1.5 1.5
us6000iqx6 Scaled population (raster) 3.87  
  C1 shakemap 0.11  
  C2 shakemap 0.4  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1465990 1.5 05 Oct 2022 00:21 5.7M, 10km 6.99 150 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:21 NEIC
1466009 1.5 05 Oct 2022 00:21 5.6M, 10km 6.95 240 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:51 NEIC
1466010 1.5 05 Oct 2022 00:21 5.6M, 15km 6.93 150 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 01:05 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 ,of Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari (population 36,995) . The alertlevel for this event is ORANGE

Intensity Population
150000 people
150000 people
200000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 1.5 1465990 38.523/45.081 5.7 10.0 7.253 05 Oct 2022 00:45 00:23 (new episode)
2 1.5 1466009 38.523/45.081 5.7 10.0 7.254 05 Oct 2022 00:52 00:31 (new episode)
3 1.6 1466010 38.508/45.026 5.6 10.0 7.257 05 Oct 2022 01:13 00:52 (new episode)
4 1.5 1466010 38.511/45.038 5.6 15.0 6.937 05 Oct 2022 01:30 01:08 (upd of #3)
5 1.5 1466010 38.511/45.038 5.6 15.0 6.933 05 Oct 2022 02:25 02:04 (upd of #4)
6 1.5 1466010 38.511/45.038 5.6 15.0 6.933 06 Oct 2022 00:40 1d 00:18 (upd of #5)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 37000 people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 250000 people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 150000 people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Islamic Republic of Iran 8300 people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 190000 people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Islamic Republic of Iran 720000 people
Van Turkey <1000 people
Nakhichevan Azerbaijan <1000 people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran no people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Islamic Republic of Iran no people
Kars Turkey <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Khoy Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran City - 8 km
'Alam Saray Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 24 km
Hamzian Pass Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 25 km
Tasuj Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 36 km
Shahpur Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran City - 42 km
Yekan Kahriz Bala Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 40 km
Qareh Ziaoddin Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 42 km
Khantakh Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 42 km
Chahar Setun Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 44 km
Til Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 46 km
Qarehqush Pa'in Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 51 km
Sharaf-Khaneh Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 54 km
Nazik Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 56 km
Kulungi Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 65 km
Marand Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran City 120000 people 65 km
Shabestar Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 66 km
Erdaglyu Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 68 km
Babek Azerbaijan Village - 75 km
Ali Shah Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 80 km
Khorkhora Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 97 km
Ghezel Dizaj Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 97 km
Ashaghi Mayan Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 105 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Tabriz TBZ 1359 Civ. Paved Yes 12000 113 km

More information

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