M 5.6 in Islamic Republic of Iran on 05 Dec 2024 04:02 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 1456049
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 31.7002 , 49.5826
Event Date: 05 Dec 2024 04:02 UTC
05 Dec 2024 07:32 Local
Exposed Population: Few people affected (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 05 Dec 2024 04:20 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.6 (Islamic Republic of Iran)

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us7000nw1c Scaled population (raster) 1.11  
  C1 shakemap 0.11  
  C2 shakemap 0.4  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
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Iran - Earthquake (ECHO 10 Dec 2024)Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:16

  • An earthquake of 5.6 M at a depth of 10 km occurred in the Central district of Shiraz county in Fars province, south-western Iran, on 5 December at 4:02 UTC (7:32 local time). The epicentre was located approximately 37 km south-east of Masjed Soleyman city in the Central District of Masjed Soleyman county, Khuzestan province.
  • USGS PAGER reported that at least 8,000 people were exposed to strong shaking and 264,000 to moderate shaking.
  • According to media reports, as of 5 December, there are no immediate reports of any casualty or damage.
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),