M 5.4 in Southern Iran on 18 Jul 2021 14:34 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 1277723
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.4M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 29.7058 , 51.1304
Event Date: 18 Jul 2021 14:34 UTC
18 Jul 2021 19:04 Local
Exposed Population: Less than 100 people in MMI VII
1340000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 18 Jul 2021 14:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.6 (Islamic Republic of Iran)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000en6e Scaled population (raster) -0.52  
  C1 shakemap 0.11  
  C2 shakemap 0.4  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
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Iran - Earthquake (ECHO 19 Jul 2021)Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:30

  • An earthquake of 5.4 M at a depth of 10 km occurred in Bushehr Province, close to the border with Fars Province (south-western Iran), on 18 July at 14.34 UTC (19.04 local time). The epicentre was approximately 50 km north of Borazjan City (Bushehr), and about 50 km north-west of Kazerun City (Fars).
  • Up to 3,000 people were exposed to strong shaking and 70,000 to moderate shaking.
  • According to media reports, minor damage was sustained to houses in nearby towns, including Kazerun. Rescue teams have been dispatched to the area.
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),