M 4.7 in Pakistan on 17 Sep 2014 06:18 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: 4.7M
Depth: 91.31 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.07 , 71.58
Event Date: 17 Sep 2014 06:18 UTC
17 Sep 2014 11:18 Local
Exposed Population:
687322 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Sep 2014 06:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.8 -0.8
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
1060473 -0.8 17 Sep 2014 06:18 4.7M, 91.31km N/A 690 thousand (in 100km) 00:26 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 Pakistan , Province of North-west Frontier (population 16,643,640) . The nearest places are Darband, and Mogh.

Radius Population
100 km 690000 people
75 km 330000 people
50 km 160000 people
20 km 17000 people
10 km 3200 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
North-west Frontier Pakistan 16.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mogh North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 9 km
Darband North West Frontier Pakistan Village - 10 km

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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
Chitral CJL 1494 Civ. Paved No 5800 28 km
Ishkashim 30480 75 km

More information

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