M 5 in Iran-Iraq Border Region from 31 Aug 2014 15:07 UTC to 15:07

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: 5.0M
Depth: 20 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.17 , 45.79
Event Date: 31 Aug 2014 15:07 UTC
31 Aug 2014 19:37 Local
Exposed Population:
1483995 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=397791
Inserted at: 31 Aug 2014 15:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.2 0.2
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=397791 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
1059078 0.2 31 Aug 2014 15:07 5M, 20km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:17 EMSC
1059083 0 31 Aug 2014 15:07 4.6M, 10km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 01:08 EMSC
1059090 0 31 Aug 2014 15:07 4.5M, 10km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 04:55 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

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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