Overall Green Earthquake alert in Southern Iran on 18 Jul 2021 14:34 UTC

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M 5.4 in Southern Iran on 18 Jul 2021 14:34 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:	5.4M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	29.7058 , 51.1304
Event Date:	18 Jul 2021 14:34 UTC 18 Jul 2021 19:04 Local
Exposed Population:	Less then 100 people in MMI VII 1340000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000en6e
Inserted at:	18 Jul 2021 14:54 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	0		0
us7000en6e	Scaled population (raster)	-0.52
	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1386313		0	18 Jul 2021 14:34	5.4M, 10km	6.61	less than 100 (in MMI>=VII)		00:20	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 Bushehr (population 165) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people
	1400 people
	57000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	0	1386313	29.706/51.13	5.4	10.0	6.607	18 Jul 2021 14:57	00:23	(new episode)
2	0.1	1386313	29.704/51.132	5.4	10.0	6.606	18 Jul 2021 15:40	01:06	(upd of #1)
3	0	1386313	29.704/51.132	5.4	10.0	6.606	18 Jul 2021 16:38	02:03	(upd of #2)
4	0	1386313	29.704/51.129	5.4	10.0	6.609	18 Jul 2021 21:38	07:04	(upd of #3)
5	0	1386313	29.704/51.129	5.4	10.0	6.609	19 Jul 2021 14:38	1d 00:03	(upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bushehr	Islamic Republic of Iran	2100 people
Bushehr	Islamic Republic of Iran	46000 people
Fars	Islamic Republic of Iran	8800 people
Bushehr	Islamic Republic of Iran	150000 people
Fars	Islamic Republic of Iran	31000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Buraki	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	21 km
Chahar Borj	Fars	Iran	Village	-	26 km
Tall-e Sar Kuh	Bushehr	Iran	City	-	26 km
Boneh-ye Kalmatak	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	26 km
Shah Firooz	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	28 km
Deh Kohneh	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	29 km
Dehdaran Sofla	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	31 km
Khesht	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Boveyri	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	32 km
Konar Takhteh	Fars	Iran	Village	-	32 km
Dalaki	Bushehr	Iran	City	-	34 km
Kamarady	Fars	Iran	Village	-	34 km
Kharabeh-e Sharenjan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	34 km
Mal-e Masmud	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	35 km
Sadabad	Bushehr	Iran	City	-	35 km
Mishan	Fars	Iran	Village	-	36 km
Chahar Rustai	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Nazar Aqa	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	37 km
'Ateybeh	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	38 km
Haft Dasht-e Bala	Fars	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Chah-e Sefid	Fars	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Chahar Borj	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Chahar Borj	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Band	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Robat	Fars	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Gamaran	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Puzeh Gah	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	47 km
Haft Joosh	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Mosammad Salesi	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Kurreh Band	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Bidoo	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Mokaberi	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	53 km
Bandar-e Rig	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Khvosh Ab	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Majnoon	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Jalireh	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Bahman Yari	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Cham-e Shahab	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Mosammadi	Bushehr	Iran	Village	-	57 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
	Darrahi		25				0	37 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	Bandar E Rig		Iran	51 km

More information

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