M 4.7 in Iran on 03 Jun 2008 09:21 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: 32.5061 , 48.6335
Event Date: 03 Jun 2008 09:21 UTC
03 Jun 2008 13:51 Local
Exposed Population:
1390000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 03 Jun 2008 10:37 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 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
40482 0.5 03 Jun 2008 09:22 4.7M, 97km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 00:10 GEOFON
40483 0.5 03 Jun 2008 09:22 4.6M, 135km N/A 1.9 million (in 100km) 00:14 GEOFON
40486 0.5 03 Jun 2008 09:21 4.7M, 10km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 01:15 NEIC
40489 0.5 03 Jun 2008 09:21 4.8M, 16km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 01:41 EMSC
40491 0.5 03 Jun 2008 09:21 4.6M, 10km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 02:15 GEOFON
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 Lorestan (population 1,774,786) . The nearest places are and Sang Tarashan.

Radius Population
100 km 1.6 million people
75 km 1 million people
50 km 570000 people
20 km 9600 people
10 km 1900 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Lorestan Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sang Tarashan Lorestan Iran Village - 6 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
Khorram Abbad KHD 1125 Civ. Paved Yes 10400 34 km
Dezful DEF 152 Mil. Paved No 12800 96 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Dez Dez 1962 75 km

More information

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