M 6 in Iran on 25 Aug 2018 22:13 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1154919
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.0M
Glide number: EQ-2018-000139-IRN
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.663 , 46.2774
Event Date: 25 Aug 2018 22:13 UTC
26 Aug 2018 02:43 Local
Exposed Population: About 4000 people in MMI
3280000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 25 Aug 2018 23:06 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
6.9 (Islamic Republic of Iran)
INFORM Coping capacity list: Iraq= 6.9; Islamic Republic of Iran= 4.6

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1 1
us1000ghda Scaled population (vector) 2.48  
  C1 shakemap 0.11  
  C2 shakemap 0.4  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Two dead, 255 injured in Iran earthquake 8/28/2018 12:55:00 PM.

A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early Sunday, killing two people and injuring more than 250, officials said. The shallow quake hit 26 kilometres (16 miles) southwest of the city of Javanrud in
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Iran (Islamic Republic of): Information Bulletin n° 1 - Iran Quake 8/28/2018 8:48:00 AM.

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake on the Richter scale hit, Tazehabad a city and the capital of Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah Province, Iran, on Sunday August 26, 2018 at 02:43 local time, killing 2 people and injuring 267. The epicenter of
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Earthquake Rattles Iran, Leaves Hundreds Injured 8/28/2018 4:23:00 AM.

An earthquake rattled Iran’s Kermanshah province early Sunday and left hundreds injured. There are plans for at least five rescue teams to search for casualties after the 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck close to the Iran-Iraq border, near t
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Earthquake Rattles Iran, Leaves Hundreds Injured 8/28/2018 4:18:00 AM.

An earthquake rattled Iran’s Kermanshah province early Sunday and left hundreds injured. There are plans for at least five rescue teams to search for casualties after the 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck close to the Iran-Iraq border, near t
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),