M 4.7 in Iran on 03 Dec 2012 12:53 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 30.49 , 57.27
Event Date: 03 Dec 2012 12:53 UTC
03 Dec 2012 16:23 Local
Exposed Population:
890000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 03 Dec 2012 16:33 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
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
121234 0.5 03 Dec 2012 12:53 5M, 2km N/A 790 thousand (in 100km) 00:16 EMSC
121235 0.5 03 Dec 2012 12:53 4.6M, 10.2km N/A 900 thousand (in 100km) 00:35 NEIC
121236 0.5 03 Dec 2012 12:53 5M, 20km N/A 860 thousand (in 100km) 00:37 EMSC
121237 0.5 03 Dec 2012 12:53 5M, 20km N/A 880 thousand (in 100km) 00:40 EMSC
121238 0.5 03 Dec 2012 12:53 5M, 10km N/A 860 thousand (in 100km) 01:28 EMSC
121240 0.5 03 Dec 2012 12:53 4.7M, 10km N/A 890 thousand (in 100km) 03:39 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 , Province of Kerman (population 2,107,053) .

Radius Population
100 km 790000 people
75 km 640000 people
50 km 600000 people
20 km 3700 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Iran Kerman 2.1 million people

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
Kerman KER 1750 Civ. Paved Yes 12400 51 km

More information

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