M 4.1 in Kyrgyzstan on 05 Oct 2008 17:00 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: 4.1M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.5052 , 73.7031
Event Date: 05 Oct 2008 17:00 UTC
05 Oct 2008 23:00 Local
Exposed Population:
about 67000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2008xua5
Inserted at: 05 Oct 2008 19:38 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us2008xua5 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
46426 0.5 05 Oct 2008 17:00 4.1M, 35km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 02:38 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 Kyrgyzstan , Region of Osh (population 2,114,741) . The nearest places are Irkeshtam, Ikazak, and Nura.

Radius Population
100 km 61000 people
75 km 32000 people
50 km 20000 people
20 km 1100 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Osh Kyrgyzstan 2.1 million people
Dushanbe Tajikistan -
Xinjiang China 16.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Nura Osh Kyrgyzstan Village - 19 km
Irkeshtam Osh Kyrgyzstan Village - 26 km
Ikazak Osh Kyrgyzstan Village - 26 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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