Overall Green Earthquake alert in Afghanistan on 19 Jun 2024 04:17 UTC

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M 4.8 in Afghanistan on 19 Jun 2024 04:17 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:	4.8M
Depth:	67.8 Km
Lat/Lon:	34.9141 , 70.2412
Event Date:	19 Jun 2024 04:17 UTC 19 Jun 2024 08:47 Local
Exposed Population:	440 thousand in MMI IV
Source:	NEIC us7000mtch
Inserted at:	19 Jun 2024 04:47 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	7.5 (Afghanistan)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Rapid Impact)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000mtch	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
1577553		0	19 Jun 2024 04:17	4.8M, 67.8km	3.65	440 thousand (in 100km)		00:29	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 Afghanistan , Province of Laghman (population 370,510) . The nearest places are Darrahe Tapakal, Salaw, Samandur, Ja'alam, Qal'a-i-Najil, Nurestan, Domayo, Bagh-e Tarang, Angus, 'Alingar, and Babur.

Radius	Population
100 km	5.8 million people
75 km	2.9 million people
50 km	1 million people
20 km	240000 people
10 km	15000 people
5 km	1100 people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Laghman	Afghanistan	370000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Darrahe Tapakal	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	6 km
Salaw	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	7 km
Samandur	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	12 km
Ja'alam	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	12 km
Qal'a-i-Najil	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	12 km
Nurestan	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	13 km
Domayo	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	13 km
Bagh-e Tarang	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	13 km
Angus	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	14 km
'Alingar	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	15 km
Andara	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	16 km
Sakhatara	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	17 km
Kamkay	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	18 km
Baladeh	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	19 km
Nurah Lam	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	20 km
Gargar	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	20 km
Kalay	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	20 km
Daba	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	21 km
Gadyala	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	21 km
Candaldari	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	21 km
Daman	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	22 km
Botyan	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	22 km
Alay Ghar	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	24 km
Alisang	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	25 km
Bajagal	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	25 km
Baylam	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	25 km
Sawril	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	26 km
Sahur	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	27 km
Bando	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	28 km
Bayanlu	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	28 km
Qandala	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	28 km
Nilkhan	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	28 km
Gadalam	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	29 km
Anesh	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	29 km
Dahan-e Giran	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	29 km
Panj Pay	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	30 km
Nawkozung	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	30 km
Hasankhel	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	30 km
Mehtar Lam	Laghman	Afghanistan	City	120000 people	30 km
Amber	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	33 km
Alomari	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	33 km
Gamanduk	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	34 km
Baqolpaya	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	34 km
Kewesht	Panjshir	Afghanistan	Village	-	34 km
Tabay Kunj	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	34 km
Bar Kashmund	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	34 km
Nilaw	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	34 km
Maymol	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	34 km
Gulcha	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	35 km
Bagh-e Mirza	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	35 km
Chashtadare Ulya	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	35 km
Jansagal	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	36 km
Arawu	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	36 km
Dahan-e Kiwisht	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	36 km
Kuz Kordar	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	37 km
Ahmadzo Kalay	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	38 km
Kendar	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	38 km
Adinakhel	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	39 km
Bebakasang	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	40 km
Nalawa	Nangarhar	Afghanistan	Village	-	40 km
Dak Kala	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	40 km
Dogar	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	40 km
Dehmazang	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	40 km
Ghoanday	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	40 km
Henddor	Kabol	Afghanistan	Village	-	42 km
Bamba Kot	Nangarhar	Afghanistan	Village	-	42 km
Pesenta	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	42 km
Chaharbagh	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	43 km
Chotor	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	43 km
Mossen Kheyl	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	44 km
Digal	Konar	Afghanistan	Village	-	44 km
Yakhdand	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	44 km
Taranik	Konar	Afghanistan	Village	-	44 km
Anarbota	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	45 km
Ghani Khel	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	45 km
Badpas Bara Kala	Kabol	Afghanistan	Village	-	46 km
Oshunkan Alek	Nangarhar	Afghanistan	Village	-	47 km
Cenar	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	47 km
'A zizkhan Kalay	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	47 km
Siwu Kala	Kabol	Afghanistan	Village	-	47 km
Balamorghab	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	48 km
Kajura	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	48 km
Awara	Konar	Afghanistan	Village	-	48 km
Alah Say	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	48 km
Jenakhel	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	48 km
Shahidan	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	49 km
Ebrahimkhel	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	49 km
Bazarak	Nangarhar	Afghanistan	Village	-	49 km
Loy Kalay	Nangarhar	Afghanistan	Village	-	50 km
Shahr Ghulghola	Panjshir	Afghanistan	Village	-	51 km
Wama	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	51 km
Gadakheyl	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	51 km
Astana	Panjshir	Afghanistan	Village	-	51 km
Gwan	Kapisa	Afghanistan	Village	-	51 km
Cine	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	52 km
Banda-i-Bemaran	Laghman	Afghanistan	Village	-	52 km
Bosaydur	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	52 km
Ghaziabad	Konar	Afghanistan	Village	-	52 km
Calas	Konar	Afghanistan	Village	-	53 km
Dara-e-Pich	Konar	Afghanistan	Village	-	53 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
Jalalabad	JAA	553	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6000	62 km
Bagram		1492				0	88 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Darunta	Kabul	1963	49 km
	Naghlu	Kabul	1968	57 km

More information

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