Overall Green Earthquake alert in Islamic Republic of Iran on 02 May 2024 04:23 UTC

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M 4.5 in Islamic Republic of Iran on 02 May 2024 04:23 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:	4.5M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	28.2117 , 57.5417
Event Date:	02 May 2024 04:23 UTC 02 May 2024 07:53 Local
Exposed Population:	10 thousand in MMI V
Source:	NEIC us6000mvlu
Inserted at:	02 May 2024 04:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.6 (Islamic Republic of Iran)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Rapid Impact)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000mvlu	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 rapid impact	0
	C2 rapid impact	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1568580		0	02 May 2024 04:23	4.5M, 10km	4.99	10 thousand (in 100km)		00:30	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 Islamic Republic of Iran , Province of Kerman (population 37,813) . The nearest places are Biluk, Aliabad Pain, Sargerich, Samak, Mata, Mohammadabad Pain, Chah Narenj Pa'in, Allahabad, Mahru, Abbas Abad Kahnooj, and Sarkhu Bala.

Radius	Population
100 km	870000 people
75 km	660000 people
50 km	340000 people
20 km	27000 people
10 km	7700 people
5 km	1200 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kerman	Islamic Republic of Iran	38000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Biluk	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	6 km
Aliabad Pain	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	7 km
Sargerich	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	9 km
Samak	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	13 km
Mata	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	16 km
Mohammadabad Pain	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	20 km
Chah Narenj Pa'in	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	21 km
Allahabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	22 km
Mahru	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	22 km
Abbas Abad Kahnooj	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	28 km
Marjan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	29 km
Pariz	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Seyyedabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	30 km
Deh-e Now	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	32 km
Sharikabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Kahnuj	Kerman	Iran	Village	42000 people	33 km
Chah Afghan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Qasemabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	33 km
Chah-e Ziarat	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Abdollahabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	37 km
Kenar Sandal	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Allahabad-e Bala	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	41 km
Shadab	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	43 km
Garow	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Zard	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	44 km
Murdan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Shurani	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Ab-e Garm	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	45 km
Hasanabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	47 km
Shaharak	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	47 km
Hajiabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	48 km
Pooraki	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Deh-e Soleyman	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Mish Padam	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	49 km
Kam Gin	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	50 km
Mozaffarabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	51 km
'Abbasabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Dar Patgan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Damilu'iyeh	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	52 km
Sabzevaran	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	54 km
Ab bidu'i	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	55 km
Hojjatabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Kundil	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	56 km
Abarak	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Deh-e Kahan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	57 km
Ahugan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Zeyarat-e Ali	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	59 km
Halir	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Amirabad	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Darreh Dokhtaran	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Mahabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	62 km
Zeyaralgah-e Shah Cheragh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	63 km
Hanna	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	63 km
Ashin	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	63 km
Kahnuj	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	64 km
Rezvaneh	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	66 km
Bagh Chenar	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Baregah	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Mijan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	67 km
Bidan	Hormozgan	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Bajgan	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Boneh Sib	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Dar Mazar	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	68 km
Deh Pa'in	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Darashu	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Dowlatabad	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	69 km
Sarkhu Bala	Kerman	Iran	Village	-	70 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
Sabzevaran	JYR	800	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	58 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Jiroft	Halilrood	1991	72 km
Narmashir	Nesa	2010	97 km
Shamil and Nian	Shamil and Zendan	2012	98 km

More information

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