Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Islamic Republic of Iran from 05 Oct 2022 00:21 UTC to 00:21

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

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:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	38.5081 , 45.0264
Event Date:	05 Oct 2022 00:21 UTC 05 Oct 2022 03:51 Local
Exposed Population:	230000 people in MMI 240 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us6000iqx6
Inserted at:	05 Oct 2022 01:13 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)	3.92
	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	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	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 61,117) . The alertlevel for this event is ORANGE

Intensity	Population
	150000 people
	150000 people
	110000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date 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

Region Province	Country	Population
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari	Islamic Republic of Iran	61000 people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari	Islamic Republic of Iran	230000 people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari	Islamic Republic of Iran	57000 people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari	Islamic Republic of Iran	20000 people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari	Islamic Republic of Iran	1.3 million people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari	Islamic Republic of Iran	1.4 million people
Van	Turkey	170000 people
Nakhichevan	Azerbaijan	340000 people
Hakkari	Turkey	43000 people
Armenia	Armenia	2900 people
Agri	Turkey	<1000 people
Kars	Turkey	4400 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Khoy	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	City	-	7 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	-	37 km
Yekan Kahriz Bala	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Shahpur	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	City	-	41 km
Khantakh	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Qareh Ziaoddin	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	Village	-	42 km
Chahar Setun	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Til	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	46 km
Habashi Pa'in	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Qarehqush Pa'in	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Sharaf-Khaneh	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Nazik	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Kulungi	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Marand	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	City	120000 people	66 km
Shabestar	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Erdaglyu	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Zonuz	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	71 km
Dzhul'fa	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	City	-	72 km
Margan	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	Village	-	72 km
Tavik	Van	Turkey	Village	-	73 km
Saray	Van	Turkey	Village	-	74 km
Örenburç	Van	Turkey	Village	-	74 km
Babek		Azerbaijan	Village	-	75 km
Dash Feshel	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	Village	-	76 km
Ronehar	Van	Turkey	Village	-	76 km
Bura Challu	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	76 km
Benab	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	77 km
Yaydzhi		Azerbaijan	Village	-	79 km
Ali Shah	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	81 km
Takuriengiz	Van	Turkey	Village	-	81 km
Dustan	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	Village	-	82 km
Seyah Cheshmeh	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	Village	-	83 km
Nakhichevan'		Azerbaijan	City	-	86 km
Sowfyan	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	87 km
Dasta		Azerbaijan	Village	-	87 km
Ishgeh Su	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	Village	-	88 km
Doki Jan	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	89 km
Sheykh Solu-ye Bala	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	Village	-	89 km
Alanjeq	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	91 km
Gamichi	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	93 km
Sero	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	Village	-	93 km
Shakhtakhty		Azerbaijan	Village	-	95 km
Khorkhora	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	97 km
Ordubad		Azerbaijan	City	9600 people	97 km
Qahramanlu 'Olya	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	Village	-	97 km
Sust		Azerbaijan	Village	-	98 km
Ghezel Dizaj	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	98 km
Dzhagry		Azerbaijan	Village	-	98 km
Tazeh' Kand	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	103 km
Karabaglar		Azerbaijan	Village	-	103 km
Pus'yan		Azerbaijan	Village	-	104 km
Ashaghi Mayan	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	106 km
Reza Iyeh	Azarbayjan-e Gharbi	Iran	City	-	108 km
Khosrowshahr	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	109 km
Gavgan	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	112 km
Sardrud	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	112 km
Charchibogan		Azerbaijan	Village	-	114 km
Ilich		Azerbaijan	Village	-	116 km
Bayazitaga	Van	Turkey	Village	-	119 km
Yüksekova	Hakkari	Turkey	Village	62000 people	123 km
Ajab Shir	Azarbayjan-e Sharqi	Iran	Village	-	138 km
Aralik	Agdir	Turkey	Village	-	157 km

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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
Nakhichevan	NAJ	unknown				0	84 km
Urmieh	OMH	1309	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10700	93 km
Tabriz	TBZ	1359	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12000	114 km
Yuksekova Hwy Strip		2057				0	123 km

Dams

Intensity	Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
		Aras	Aras	1970	72 km

More information

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