Overall Green Earthquake alert in Islamic Republic of Iran on 10 Nov 2023 15:36 UTC

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M 5.2 in Islamic Republic of Iran on 10 Nov 2023 15:36 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

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:	5.2M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	32.797 , 47.6372
Event Date:	10 Nov 2023 15:36 UTC 10 Nov 2023 19:06 Local
Exposed Population:	2 thousand in MMI VI
Source:	NEIC us7000la3j
Inserted at:	10 Nov 2023 15:55 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
us7000la3j	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

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
1535306		0	10 Nov 2023 15:36	5.2M, 10km	6.14	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:19	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 Ilam (population 496,061) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	1900 people
	9900 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1535306	47.637/32.797	5.2	10	6.404	10 Nov 2023 17:25	01:48	(new episode)
	2	0	1535306	47.595/32.784	5.1	10	6.138	05 Dec 2023 00:52	24d 09:16	(upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Ilam	Islamic Republic of Iran	2900 people
Ilam	Islamic Republic of Iran	7700 people
Lorestan	Islamic Republic of Iran	no people
Ilam	Islamic Republic of Iran	110000 people
Lorestan	Islamic Republic of Iran	120000 people
Khuzestan	Islamic Republic of Iran	210000 people
Maysan	Iraq	11000 people
Ilam	Islamic Republic of Iran	28000 people
Lorestan	Islamic Republic of Iran	800000 people
Khuzestan	Islamic Republic of Iran	690000 people
Maysan	Iraq	1.1 million people
Wasit	Iraq	27000 people
Bakhtaran	Islamic Republic of Iran	140000 people
Dhi Qar	Iraq	3600 people
Hamadan	Islamic Republic of Iran	85000 people
Markazi	Islamic Republic of Iran	53000 people
Diyala	Iraq	<1000 people
Esfahan	Islamic Republic of Iran	no people
Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari	Islamic Republic of Iran	no people
Al Muthanna	Iraq	<1000 people
Ilam	Islamic Republic of Iran	no people
Lorestan	Islamic Republic of Iran	<1000 people
Khuzestan	Islamic Republic of Iran	<1000 people
Bakhtaran	Islamic Republic of Iran	7000 people
Hamadan	Islamic Republic of Iran	no people
Markazi	Islamic Republic of Iran	<1000 people
Diyala	Iraq	<1000 people
Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari	Islamic Republic of Iran	no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Sarab Bagh	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	13 km
Abdanan	Ilam	Iran	Village	19000 people	21 km
Jalogir	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	26 km
Seyyed Saleh Ed Din	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Dehloran	Ilam	Iran	Village	26000 people	37 km
Sorkheh Poshteh	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	39 km
Pol-e Dokhtar	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Eyn Gazan	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	40 km
Sikan	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Rashnudi	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Chaqabal	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Bid Rooyeh Fat-h Ali	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Rashnu	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Nasar 'Ali Vand-e Shaban Ali	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	58 km
Kuwayt	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	60 km
Sorkheh-ye Sheykh 'Aziz	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	72 km
Andimeshk	Khuzestan	Iran	City	-	77 km
Kuh Dasht	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	82 km
Gujineh	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Chameshk	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	71 km
Pasgah-e Nasreyan	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	72 km
Oshtoreh	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	76 km
Dom Rastan	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	84 km
Dezful	Khuzestan	Iran	City	240000 people	85 km
Veseyan	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	85 km
Shush	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	62000 people	88 km
Cham Davud	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	89 km
Sarab-e Dowreh	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	92 km
Kootiyan	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	95 km
Bara Saiyid Ahmed	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	95 km
Ali Al Gharbi	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	97 km
Peleh-ye Baba Hoseyn	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	99 km
Khorramabad	Lorestan	Iran	City	290000 people	101 km
Mahoor Berenji	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	105 km
Al Halfayah	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	110 km
Bagsaya	Wasit	Iraq	Village	-	111 km
Cheshmeh Mahi	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	113 km
Ali ash Sharqi	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	114 km
Khalid	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	114 km
Mal-e Tit	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	114 km
Al Amarah	Maysan	Iraq	City	-	116 km
Shahabad	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	119 km
Mian Ab	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	119 km
Musallam	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	121 km
Bostan	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	124 km
Shammariyeh	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	124 km
Khudayr Maydan	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	125 km
Gotvand	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	126 km
Qal'eh 'Ali Rushan	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	128 km
Muhain	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	128 km
Beyt-e Jirat	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	128 km
Jaber Hamdan	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	129 km
Musay Idah	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	130 km
Shariji	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	130 km
Qasr Majidal Khalifa	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	131 km
Sheykh Mosammad	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	132 km
Alb-e Hamadi	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	133 km
Khairabad	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	134 km
Saiyid Musa	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	135 km
Chabbab	Wasit	Iraq	Village	-	136 km
Raash	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	139 km
Kazem Asmad	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	139 km
Mazra eh	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	140 km
Moshrefeh	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	140 km
Sheykh Zeydan	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	142 km
Jarayeh	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	142 km
Al Majarr al Kabir	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	143 km
Qal At Salih	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	145 km
Sâdbeh	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	146 km
Sebsani	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	147 km
Hajiyeh	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	147 km
Susangerd	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	47000 people	147 km
Qol Ramzi	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	149 km
Abu Dhakar	Maysan	Iraq	Village	-	150 km
Shakeriyeh	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	150 km
Qal'eh Sahar	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	152 km
Vanna'i	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	152 km
Jalaliyeh	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	155 km
Kalak	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	161 km
Korkul	Kermanshah	Iran	Village	-	174 km
Kermanshah	Kermanshah	Iran	City	710000 people	176 km
Chaulak	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	176 km
Zarneh	Ilam	Iran	Village	-	183 km
Azna	Lorestan	Iran	Village	-	184 km
Saman	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	185 km
Baba Kamal	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	187 km
Hosein Abad Nazem	Hamadan	Iran	Village	-	189 km
Malayer	Hamadan	Iran	City	150000 people	199 km
Amirabad	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	202 km
Bon-e Asiab	Khuzestan	Iran	Village	-	225 km

see full list

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
Abdanan		793				0	21 km
Dezful Highway Strip		119				0	67 km
Dezful	DEF	152	Mil.	Paved	No	12800	82 km
Khorram Abbad	KHD	1125	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10400	93 km
Amara New		10				0	121 km
Kut Al Hayy East		14				0	140 km
Ella North		22				0	152 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Karkheh	Karkheh	2001	57 km
Balarood	Balarood	2016	61 km
Seimare	Seimare	2013	68 km
Dez	Dez	1962	80 km

More information

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