M 5.1 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 22 Jul 2014 15:22 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: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 27.54 , 57.33
Event Date: 22 Jul 2014 15:22 UTC
22 Jul 2014 19:52 Local
Exposed Population:
590540 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 22 Jul 2014 17:18 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1055869 0.2 22 Jul 2014 15:22 5.1M, 10km N/A 600 thousand (in 100km) 01:13 NEIC
1055872 0.2 22 Jul 2014 15:22 5.1M, 10km N/A 590 thousand (in 100km) 01:55 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 Iran , Province of Hormozgan (population 989,556) .

Radius Population
100 km 600000 people
75 km 490000 people
50 km 190000 people
20 km 11000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Iran Hormozgan 990000 people
Iran Kerman 2.1 million people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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