Overall Green Earthquake alert in Tajikistan on 22 Mar 2023 20:07 UTC

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M 5.8 in Tajikistan on 22 Mar 2023 20:07 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

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:	5.8M
Glide number:	EQ-2023-000043-TJK
Depth:	11.96 Km
Lat/Lon:	39.381 , 69.8764
Event Date:	22 Mar 2023 20:07 UTC 23 Mar 2023 01:07 Local
Exposed Population:	2 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us7000jm0r
Inserted at:	28 Mar 2023 16:37 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	5.1 (Tajikistan)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Tajikistan= 5.1; Kyrgyzstan= 4.5

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0.7		0.7
us7000jm0r	Scaled population (raster)	1.95
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1496890		0	22 Mar 2023 20:07	5.9M, 5.644km	7.68	5 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		00:19	NEIC
1497806		0.7	22 Mar 2023 20:07	5.8M, 11.96km	6.95	2 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		5d 20:29	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 Tajikistan , Region of Khudzhand (population 11,956) . The nearest places are Paldarok, Sabak, Gorif, Matcha, Dekhisor, Dekhi-Poyen, Diburea, Isiz, Kanyaz, Rufigar, and Kuranch.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.6 million people
75 km	370000 people
50 km	29000 people
20 km	10000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Khudzhand	Tajikistan	12000 people
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	<1000 people
Osh	Kyrgyzstan	no people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Paldarok	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	8 km
Sabak	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	10 km
Gorif		Tajikistan	Village	-	17 km
Matcha	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	19 km
Dekhisor	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	30 km
Dekhi-Poyen		Tajikistan	Village	-	32 km
Diburea		Tajikistan	Village	-	36 km
Isiz	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	37 km
Kanyaz		Tajikistan	Village	-	45 km
Rufigar		Tajikistan	Village	-	46 km
Novabad		Tajikistan	Village	-	48 km
Shouli		Tajikistan	Village	-	48 km
Deg-Danak		Tajikistan	Village	-	50 km
Karabshin	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	50 km
Katran	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	51 km
Saripul'	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	53 km
Navdonek		Tajikistan	Village	-	53 km
Maat-Murat	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	54 km
Novabad	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	54 km
Pichef		Tajikistan	Village	-	55 km
Andarak	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	55 km
Pastigov	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	56 km
Dinau	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	56 km
Komsomalabad		Tajikistan	Village	-	58 km
Korgon	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	58 km
Garm		Tajikistan	Village	11000 people	58 km
Isfana	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	17000 people	58 km
Chumdon		Tajikistan	Village	-	59 km
Shadymyr	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	62 km
Ravat	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	62 km
Murza-Khan		Tajikistan	Village	-	62 km
Vostochnyy	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	63 km
Kalanak		Tajikistan	Village	-	63 km
Zuriok		Tajikistan	Village	-	64 km
Makhmadzhan		Tajikistan	Village	-	64 km
Debalyan	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	64 km
Dashti-Mazar		Tajikistan	Village	-	66 km
Churbek	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	67 km
Sulyukta	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	67 km
Oburdan	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	68 km
Du-Oba		Tajikistan	Village	-	69 km
Kuranch		Tajikistan	Village	-	70 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
Garm		1402				0	54 km
Isfana / Karabulak		1445				0	56 km
Komsomolabad		1204				0	58 km
Kalacha Southwest		762				0	81 km
Kalacha Northeast		457				0	89 km
Proletarsk		457				0	89 km
Tadzhikabad		1597				0	90 km
Leninabad	LBD	422	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10400	94 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Rogun	Vakhsh	n/a	60 km
	Kattasay	Kattasay	1966	91 km
Kayrakkumskoye	Kayrakkum	Syr-Daria	1957	100 km

More information

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