M 4.7 in Iran, Islamic Republic of on 24 Nov 2013 18:03 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: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 33.95 , 45.67
Event Date: 24 Nov 2013 18:03 UTC
24 Nov 2013 21:33 Local
Exposed Population:
1577063 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=345290
Inserted at: 24 Nov 2013 19:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=345290 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
1023540 n.a 24 Nov 2013 18:03 4.5M, 84km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 00:15 EMSC
1023541 0.5 24 Nov 2013 18:05 5.7M, 15km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:15 EMSC
1023542 n.a 24 Nov 2013 18:03 4.5M, 78km N/A 1.9 million (in 100km) 00:18 EMSC
1023543 -0.5 24 Nov 2013 18:05 5.7M, 88km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:18 EMSC
1023544 0 24 Nov 2013 18:03 4.5M, 60km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:21 EMSC
1023545 -0.5 24 Nov 2013 18:05 5.7M, 91km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:21 EMSC
1023546 -0.9 24 Nov 2013 18:03 4.7M, 71km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 00:24 EMSC
1023547 0.4 24 Nov 2013 18:05 5.4M, 16.1km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:30 NEIC
1023548 0.4 24 Nov 2013 18:05 5.4M, 10.2km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:33 NEIC
1023549 0.5 24 Nov 2013 18:05 5.6M, 60km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:36 EMSC
1023550 0.4 24 Nov 2013 18:03 5.3M, 10.23km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 00:47 NEIC
1023551 0.5 24 Nov 2013 18:05 5.6M, 10km N/A 1.9 million (in 100km) 01:13 EMSC
1023552 0 24 Nov 2013 18:03 4.7M, 10km N/A 1.6 million (in 100km) 01:18 EMSC
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 Bakhtaran (population 1,899,338) . The nearest places are Baghdad, and Allah Yar.

Radius Population
100 km 1.8 million people
75 km 760000 people
50 km 240000 people
20 km 58000 people
10 km 7600 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bakhtaran Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Allah Yar Kermanshah Iran Village - 2 km
Baghdad Baghdad Iraq Capital 5.6 million people 178 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
Shahabad Highway Strip 1326 58 km
Ilam 1385 Civ. Paved Yes 8800 78 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Hemren Diyala 1983 96 km

More information

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