M 4.5 in Islamic Republic of Iran on 26 Mar 2024 08:58 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1421231
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.4656 , 48.9224
Event Date: 26 Mar 2024 08:58 UTC
26 Mar 2024 12:28 Local
Exposed Population:
60 thousand in MMI&>=IV
Inserted at: 26 Mar 2024 10:13 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.6 (Islamic Republic of Iran)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000m81u Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Latest media headlines

East Java's quake survivors to receive light-gauge steel sheets 3/28/2024 10:26:00 AM.

The East Java administration receives one thousand sheets of light-gauge steel from building material manufacturer PT Kepuh Kencana Arum for distribution to earthquake survivors. (ANTARA/HO-Biro Adpim Jatim) Surabaya, E Java (ANTARA) - T
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More tents erected in East Java's Bawean Island over aftershock fears 3/28/2024 6:58:00 AM.

East Java's Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) personnel set up more emergency tents in Bawean Island, as many earthquake survivors decided to stay outside their homes over fear of aftershocks. (ANTARA/HO-BPBD Jatim) The fear of aftershoc
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The Number of Refugees Increases Following the Increasing Frequency of.. 3/27/2024 5:29:00 PM.

KOMPAS/BAHANA PATRIA GUPTA. Residents were in tents while health workers from the Sangkapura Community Health Center examined their health in the refugee camp for earthquake victims in Suwari Village, Sangkapura District, on Bawean Island,
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Continue to Recover Bawean Island Residents Traumatized by Aftershocks 3/27/2024 3:36:00 AM.

KOMPAS/BAHANA PATRIA GUPTA. Health workers from Sangkapura Health Center are examining the health of babies at a shelter for earthquake victims in Dekatagung Village, Sangkapura District, on Bawean Island, Gresik, East Java, on Tuesday (26/
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),