M 5.9 in Islamic Republic of Iran from 28 Jan 2023 18:14 UTC to 18:14

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: 5.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.4246 , 44.8991
Event Date: 28 Jan 2023 18:14 UTC
28 Jan 2023 21:44 Local
Exposed Population: 10 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us6000jk0t
Inserted at: 28 Jan 2023 19:00 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 1.2 1.2
us6000jk0t Scaled population (vector) 2.99  
  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
1485947 1.1 28 Jan 2023 18:14 5.9M, 22.525km 6.6 1 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:21 NEIC
1485948 1.2 28 Jan 2023 18:14 5.9M, 10km 7.33 10 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:45 NEIC
1486374 1.2 28 Jan 2023 18:14 5.9M, 16km 6.94 20 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 2d 22:38 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 2,559,788) . The alertlevel for this event is ORANGE

Intensity Population
9900 people
220000 people
160000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 1.1 1485947 44.902/38.492 5.9 22.5 6.599 28 Jan 2023 18:39 00:24 (new episode)
2 1.1 1485947 44.902/38.492 5.9 22.5 6.599 28 Jan 2023 18:54 00:39 (upd of #1)
3 1.4 1485948 44.899/38.425 5.9 10 7.329 28 Jan 2023 19:03 00:48 (new episode)
4 1.4 1485948 44.899/38.425 5.9 10 7.329 28 Jan 2023 19:55 01:40 (upd of #3)
5 1.4 1485948 44.899/38.425 5.9 10 7.329 28 Jan 2023 20:19 02:04 (upd of #4)
6 1.2 1485948 44.899/38.425 5.9 10 7.329 29 Jan 2023 18:40 1d 00:25 (upd of #5)
7 1.2 1486374 44.909/38.424 5.9 16 6.944 31 Jan 2023 17:40 2d 23:25 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 31000 people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 290000 people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 200000 people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Islamic Republic of Iran 1300 people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 130000 people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Islamic Republic of Iran 160000 people
Van Türkiye 61000 people
Hakkari Türkiye 92000 people
Nakhichevan Azerbaijan no people
Agri Türkiye <1000 people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 16000 people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Islamic Republic of Iran 74000 people
Van Türkiye no people
Hakkari Türkiye no people
Nakhichevan Azerbaijan no people
Agri Türkiye 1100 people
Armenia Armenia 52000 people
Arbil Iraq <1000 people
Dahuk Iraq 5300 people
Baku Azerbaijan 81000 people
Bitlis Türkiye no people
Ninawa Iraq <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Khoy Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran City - 14 km
'Alam Saray Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 26 km
Shahpur Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran City - 28 km
Khantakh Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 32 km
Chahar Setun Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 29 km
Hamzian Pass Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 32 km
Habashi Pa'in Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 37 km
Tasuj Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 42 km
Qarehqush Pa'in Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 49 km
Til Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 51 km
Qareh Ziaoddin Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 53 km
Kulungi Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 56 km
Sharaf-Khaneh Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 59 km
Yüksekova Hakkari Türkiye Village 62000 people 109 km
Bazargan Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 116 km
Ajab Shir Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 137 km
Fesanduz Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 170 km
Kafan Armenia City - 156 km
Kafan Armenia City - 156 km
Alajujeh Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 166 km
Alajujeh Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 166 km
Ashagly Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 168 km
Ashagly Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 168 km
Zangelan Azerbaijan Village - 168 km
Zangelan Azerbaijan Village - 168 km
Mindzhivan Azerbaijan Village - 172 km
Mindzhivan Azerbaijan Village - 172 km
Kubatly Azerbaijan Village - 179 km
Kubatly Azerbaijan Village - 179 km
Khodzhakhan Azerbaijan Village - 179 km
Khodzhakhan Azerbaijan Village - 179 km
Khanlyk Azerbaijan Village - 185 km
Khanlyk Azerbaijan Village - 185 km
Dyg Armenia Village - 185 km
Dyg Armenia Village - 185 km
Alikeykhaly Azerbaijan Village - 205 km
Alikeykhaly Azerbaijan Village - 205 km
Soltanly Azerbaijan Village - 208 km
Soltanly Azerbaijan Village - 208 km
Keshavar Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 218 km
Keshavar Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 218 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
Yuksekova Hwy Strip 2057 0 109 km
712 0 160 km
712 0 160 km

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