M 7.5 in Afghanistan on 26 Oct 2015 09:09 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude: 7.5M
Depth: 212.52 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.4406 , 70.7167
Event Date: 26 Oct 2015 09:09 UTC
26 Oct 2015 13:39 Local
Exposed Population: 600000 people in MMI
930000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10003re5
Inserted at: 26 Oct 2015 09:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 3.7 3.7
us10003re5 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.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1103550 4 26 Oct 2015 09:09 7.7M, 189km N/A 870 thousand (in 100km) 00:06 GEOFON
1103557 4.1 26 Oct 2015 09:09 7.7M, 213.5km 7.36 930 thousand (in 100km) 00:29 NEIC
1103558 3.7 26 Oct 2015 09:09 7.5M, 212.52km 6.91 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:35 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 Pakistan ,of Takhar (population 308,989) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity Population
600000 people
8 million people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1103558 36.524/70.368 7.5 231 6.91 21 Feb 2018 13:36 849d 04:26 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Takhar Afghanistan 310000 people
Kulyab Tajikistan 55000 people
Konduz Afghanistan 190000 people
Kurgan Tyube Tajikistan 50000 people
Badakhshan Afghanistan 360000 people
Takhar Afghanistan 760000 people
Kapisa Afghanistan 140000 people
Dushanbe Tajikistan 730000 people
Baghlan Afghanistan 180000 people
Kulyab Tajikistan 370000 people
Konduz Afghanistan 840000 people
Kurgan Tyube Tajikistan 820000 people
Parvan Afghanistan 280000 people
Kabol Afghanistan 3.5 million people
Samangan Afghanistan <1000 people
North-west Frontier Pakistan 1.6 million people
Konarha Afghanistan 1400 people
Dushanbe Tajikistan 12000 people
Laghman Afghanistan 2000 people
Kurgan Tyube Tajikistan <1000 people
Nangarhar Afghanistan 7300 people
Federally Administered Tribal Areas Pakistan 7900 people
Surkhandar'ya Uzbekistan 1600 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Taloqan Takhar Afghanistan City 33000 people 110 km
Yangi Qal Ei Takhar Afghanistan Village - 151 km
Saryk Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 160 km
Parkhar Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 166 km
Pyandza Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 170 km
Ichka Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 172 km
Keshem Takhar Afghanistan Village - 68 km
Kalafgan Takhar Afghanistan Village - 78 km
Isari Badakhshan Afghanistan Village - 78 km
Toregh Qeshlaq Kondoz Afghanistan Village - 127 km
Kuchi Kondoz Afghanistan Village - 129 km
Chah-e Ab Takhar Afghanistan Village - 133 km
Khoja-i-Gar Kondoz Afghanistan Village - 135 km
Dasht-e Qaleh Takhar Afghanistan Village - 139 km
Kohneh Qeshlaq Baghlan Afghanistan Village - 141 km
Chichkeh Kondoz Afghanistan City - 145 km
Khanabad Kondoz Afghanistan Village 76000 people 146 km
Ak-Mazar Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 166 km
Qonduz Kondoz Afghanistan City - 169 km
Sarmantay Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 169 km
Ishan Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 175 km
Konduz Kondoz Afghanistan Village - 175 km
Bagolaggo Baghlan Afghanistan Village - 177 km
Imeni Vase Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 179 km
Aq Saray Kondoz Afghanistan Village - 180 km
Pingan Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 181 km
Emam Salieb Kondoz Afghanistan City - 182 km
Shir Khan Kondoz Afghanistan Village - 198 km
Pervomaysk Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 204 km
Dusti Khatlon Tajikistan Village 8600 people 208 km
Orzu Khatlon Tajikistan Village 5900 people 210 km
Bolshevik Khatlon Tajikistan Village 6500 people 211 km
Engel's Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 214 km
Imeni Engel'sa Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 219 km
Vakhsh Khatlon Tajikistan City 15000 people 219 km
Voroshilovabad Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 220 km
Imeni Voroshilova Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 222 km
Vakhshstroy Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 225 km
Kokayty Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 226 km
Dzhilikol Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 227 km
Partizani Surkh Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 228 km
Pass-Aryk Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 230 km
Kurgan-Tyube Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 232 km
Bustonkala Khatlon Tajikistan Village 4000 people 233 km
Zargar Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 238 km
Bagh-e Cheh Balkh Afghanistan Village - 238 km
Besh-Kapa Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 238 km
Aral Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 238 km
Kaun-Tyube Pervoye Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 240 km
Udkhel Kabol Afghanistan Village - 248 km
Bagrame Kabol Afghanistan Village - 253 km
Kabol Kabol Afghanistan Capital 3 million people 254 km
'Ala' od Din-e Bala Kabol Afghanistan Village - 261 km
Bakhtyara Kabol Afghanistan Village - 263 km
Bashkyngash Tajikistan Village - 281 km
Dushanbe Tajikistan Capital 540000 people 292 km
Bat Khela North West Frontier Pakistan Village 45000 people 232 km
Chakdarra North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 235 km
Mongora North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 237 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
Parkhar South 441 0 165 km
Moskovskiy / Pyandzh Southwest 274 0 168 km
Pyandzh / Amu Darya 351 0 171 km
Faizabad FBD 1180 Civ. Unpaved No 6500 77 km
Taluqan TQN unknown 0 112 km
Khojaghar 490 Civ. Unpaved No 7800 140 km
Kunduz UND 435 Civ. Paved No 6500 164 km
Moskovskiy / Pyandzh 467 0 164 km
Voroshilovabad East 427 0 206 km
Dusti 394 0 209 km
Bagram 1492 0 211 km
Kapyr Tepe 379 0 219 km
Oktyabrsk Northeast 451 0 224 km
Kurgan Tyube North 444 0 228 km
Zargar 305 0 235 km
Kuybyshevskiy 305 0 238 km
Kyzylkala 305 0 239 km
Khoshadi East 396 0 243 km
Kabul International KBL 1789 Civ. Paved Yes 11400 249 km
Dushanbe DYU 768 Civ. Paved Yes 10100 287 km
Saidu Sharif SDT 914 Civ. Paved No 6000 233 km

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