M 5.9 in Iran on 07 Nov 2019 22:47 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
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: 5.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.8103 , 47.5525
Event Date: 07 Nov 2019 22:47 UTC
08 Nov 2019 02:17 Local
Exposed Population: About 5000 people in MMI
80 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us600068w0
Inserted at: 07 Nov 2019 23:47 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 1.6 1.6
us600068w0 Scaled population (raster) 4.04  
  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
1277664 1.2 07 Nov 2019 22:47 5.8M, 10km 7 10 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:26 NEIC
1277674 1.6 07 Nov 2019 22:47 5.9M, 10km 7.78 80 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 01:00 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 Khavari (population 3,926) . The alertlevel for this event is ORANGE

Intensity Population
5900 people
76000 people
68000 people
1.2 million people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 1.2 1277664 37.796/47.547 5.8 10.0 7.002 07 Nov 2019 23:14 00:26 (new episode)
2 1.2 1277674 37.796/47.547 5.8 10.0 7.002 07 Nov 2019 23:44 00:56 (new episode)
3 1.6 1277674 37.81/47.552 5.9 10.0 7.776 07 Nov 2019 23:47 01:00 (upd of #2)
4 1.6 1277674 37.81/47.552 5.9 10.0 7.772 08 Nov 2019 00:51 02:04 (upd of #3)
5 1.6 1277674 37.811/47.55 5.9 10.0 7.772 08 Nov 2019 01:23 02:36 (upd of #4)
6 1.6 1277674 37.807/47.557 5.9 10.0 7.755 08 Nov 2019 04:38 05:51 (upd of #5)
7 1.6 1277674 37.808/47.558 5.9 10.0 7.761 08 Nov 2019 09:03 10:16 (upd of #6)
8 1.6 1277674 37.808/47.558 5.9 10.0 7.785 08 Nov 2019 22:50 1d 00:03 (upd of #7)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Islamic Republic of Iran 3900 people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Islamic Republic of Iran 80000 people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Islamic Republic of Iran 66000 people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Islamic Republic of Iran 720000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bejand Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 1 km
Ardeha Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 9 km
Sarab Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village 37000 people 14 km
Tark Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 29 km
Alan Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 39 km
Sharabeyan Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 41 km
Karanda Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 41 km
Duzduzan Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 41 km
Meyaneh Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 46 km
Nir Ardabil Iran Village - 46 km
Goondooghdi Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 46 km
Sakezchi Ardabil Iran Village - 47 km
Mehraban Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 48 km
Sheikhdarabad Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 50 km
Azaran Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 58 km
Kalvanaq Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 64 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
Sarab 1725 0 18 km

More information

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