M 4.9 in Southern Iran on 28 Oct 2014 08:19 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: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.56 , 52.89
Event Date: 28 Oct 2014 08:19 UTC
28 Oct 2014 11:49 Local
Exposed Population:
742254 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 28 Oct 2014 08:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 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
1063355 0 28 Oct 2014 08:19 4.9M, 10km N/A 740 thousand (in 100km) 00:35 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, Islamic Republic of , Province of Fars (population 4,146,405) . The nearest places are Shiraz, and Khurdashir.

Radius Population
100 km 740000 people
75 km 430000 people
50 km 170000 people
20 km 22000 people
10 km 1400 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Fars Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Khurdashir Fars Iran Village - 6 km
Shiraz Fars Iran Major city 1.1 million people 121 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
Jahrom JAR 1021 Civ. Paved No 4900 68 km
Sarvestan 1501 78 km

More information

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