M 4.5 in Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bord Reg. on 21 Apr 2014 04:49 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
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: 4.5M
Depth: 94.92 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.321 , 71.4524
Event Date: 21 Apr 2014 04:49 UTC
21 Apr 2014 09:19 Local
Exposed Population:
625187 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 21 Apr 2014 05:11 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1047701 0 21 Apr 2014 04:49 4.5M, 94.92km N/A 630 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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 Afghanistan , Province of Badakhshan (population 666,668) .

Radius Population
100 km 630000 people
75 km 280000 people
50 km 74000 people
20 km 5700 people
10 km 1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Afghanistan Badakhshan 670000 people
Pakistan North-west Frontier 16.6 million people
Afghanistan Konarha 330000 people
Tajikistan Dushanbe -
Afghanistan Takhar 700000 people
Pakistan Northern Areas -

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
Ishkashim 30480 53 km
Chitral CJL 1494 Civ. Paved No 5800 55 km

More information

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