M 4.5 in Tajikistan on 24 Jun 2013 08:05 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: 4.5M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.4262 , 69.1911
Event Date: 24 Jun 2013 08:05 UTC
24 Jun 2013 13:05 Local
Exposed Population:
4516974 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 24 Jun 2013 11:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 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
1000317 0 24 Jun 2013 08:05 4.5M, 35km N/A 4.5 million (in 100km) 03:01 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 Kurgan Tyube. The nearest places are Dushanbe, and Besh-Kuduk.

Radius Population
100 km 4.5 million people
75 km 2.7 million people
50 km 1.2 million people
20 km 85000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kurgan Tyube Tajikistan -
Kulyab Tajikistan -
Takhar Afghanistan 700000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Besh-Kuduk Khatlon Tajikistan Village - 3 km
Dushanbe Tajikistan Capital 540000 people 132 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
Parkhar South 441 17 km
Pyandzh / Amu Darya 351 21 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Golovnaya Vakhsh 1963 56 km

More information

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