Overall Green Earthquake alert in Afghanistan on 19 Mar 2024 00:35 UTC

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M 5.5 in Afghanistan on 19 Mar 2024 00:35 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:	5.5M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	29.7078 , 65.3794
Event Date:	19 Mar 2024 00:35 UTC 19 Mar 2024 05:05 Local
Exposed Population:	Few people affected (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us6000mjpj
Inserted at:	19 Mar 2024 01:35 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	7.5 (Afghanistan)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Afghanistan= 7.5; Pakistan= 5.7

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000mjpj	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1559811		0	19 Mar 2024 00:35	5.4M, 10km	6.95	less than 100 (in MMI>=VII)		00:18	NEIC
1559817		0	19 Mar 2024 00:35	5.5M, 10km	6.81	less than 100 (in MMI>=VII)		00:59	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 ,of Quandahar (population 765,696) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people
	2700 people
	10000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	0	1559811	65.365/29.764	5.4	10	6.997	19 Mar 2024 00:57	00:21	(new episode)
2	0.5	1559817	65.379/29.708	5.5	10	7.162	19 Mar 2024 01:38	01:03	(new episode)
3	0.5	1559817	65.379/29.708	5.5	10	6.811	19 Mar 2024 02:40	02:05	(upd of #2)
4	0	1559817	65.379/29.708	5.5	10	6.813	20 Mar 2024 00:40	1d 00:05	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Quandahar	Afghanistan	no people
Quandahar	Afghanistan	no people
Baluchistan	Pakistan	<1000 people
Quandahar	Afghanistan	<1000 people
Baluchistan	Pakistan	<1000 people
Quandahar	Afghanistan	29000 people
Baluchistan	Pakistan	350000 people
Helmand	Afghanistan	1000 people
Quandahar	Afghanistan	2100 people
Baluchistan	Pakistan	48000 people
Helmand	Afghanistan	16000 people
Zabol	Afghanistan	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Seyyed Buskali	Kandahar	Afghanistan	Village	-	46 km
Azam Khan	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	48 km
Mandowzi	Kandahar	Afghanistan	Village	-	55 km
Salam Kalay	Kandahar	Afghanistan	Village	-	58 km
Bilao	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	60 km
Ahmad Wal	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	62 km
Baghak	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	62 km
Nushki	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	27000 people	63 km
Chagai	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	64 km
Padag Road	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	68 km
Reka	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	70 km
Lije Karez	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	73 km
Aydowzi	Kandahar	Afghanistan	Village	-	77 km
Towrzi	Kandahar	Afghanistan	Village	-	79 km
Chagai	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	80 km
Patkin Chauki	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	80 km
Panj Pay	Kandahar	Afghanistan	Village	-	93 km
Murid	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	96 km
Abad	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	98 km
Nemoragh	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	106 km
Panjpai	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	110 km
Kurram	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	118 km
Badduzai	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	125 km
Kharan	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	30000 people	126 km
Dalbandin	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	13000 people	129 km
Gazo	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	180 km
Nur Gamma	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	183 km
Gazan	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	185 km
Bibi Nani	Balochistan	Pakistan	Village	-	193 km

see full list

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
Nushki	NHS	972				0	65 km
Kharan East		152				0	120 km
Kharan		152				0	123 km
Dalbandin	DBA	854	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5000	132 km

More information

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