Overall Green Earthquake alert in Tajikistan on 22 Mar 2023 20:07 UTC

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M 5.9 in Tajikistan on 22 Mar 2023 20:07 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:	5.9M
Glide number:	EQ-2023-000043-TJK
Depth:	5.644 Km
Lat/Lon:	39.4523 , 69.9525
Event Date:	22 Mar 2023 20:07 UTC 23 Mar 2023 01:07 Local
Exposed Population:	5 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us7000jm0r
Inserted at:	22 Mar 2023 20:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	5.1 (Tajikistan)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Tajikistan= 5.1; Kyrgyzstan= 4.5

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000jm0r	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1496890		0	22 Mar 2023 20:07	5.9M, 5.644km	7.68	5 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		00:19	NEIC
1497806		0.7	22 Mar 2023 20:07	5.8M, 11.96km	6.95	2 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		5d 20:29	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 Tajikistan , Region of Khudzhand (population 10,292) . The nearest places are Paldarok, Sabak, Gorif, Dekhisor, Matcha, Dekhi-Poyen, Diburea, Karabshin, Katran, Isiz, and Dazgan.

Radius	Population
100 km	2 million people
75 km	390000 people
50 km	26000 people
20 km	8300 people
10 km	3700 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Khudzhand	Tajikistan	10000 people
Osh	Kyrgyzstan	<1000 people
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	<1000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Paldarok	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	4 km
Sabak	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	13 km
Gorif		Tajikistan	Village	-	20 km
Dekhisor	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	23 km
Matcha	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	25 km
Dekhi-Poyen		Tajikistan	Village	-	32 km
Diburea		Tajikistan	Village	-	33 km
Karabshin	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	40 km
Katran	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	42 km
Isiz	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	43 km
Maat-Murat	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	48 km
Korgon	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	50 km
Novabad		Tajikistan	Village	-	52 km
Ravat	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	52 km
Shadymyr	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	52 km
Andarak	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	54 km
Shouli		Tajikistan	Village	-	55 km
Kanyaz		Tajikistan	Village	-	55 km
Isfana	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	17000 people	56 km
Rufigar		Tajikistan	Village	-	56 km
Navdonek		Tajikistan	Village	-	57 km
Vostochnyy	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	58 km
Dinau	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	58 km
Deg-Danak		Tajikistan	Village	-	59 km
Churbek	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	59 km
Makhmadzhan		Tajikistan	Village	-	59 km
Garm		Tajikistan	Village	11000 people	59 km
Saripul'	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	61 km
Pastigov	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	62 km
Kalanak		Tajikistan	Village	-	63 km
Novabad	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	63 km
Sulyukta	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	63 km
Margun	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	63 km
Chumdon		Tajikistan	Village	-	64 km
Andarkhan	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	65 km
Komsomalabad		Tajikistan	Village	-	65 km
Pichef		Tajikistan	Village	-	65 km
Du-Oba		Tajikistan	Village	-	66 km
Tubek	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	67 km
Kairagach	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	69 km
Vorukh	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	3800 people	69 km
Dazgan	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	69 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
Isfana / Karabulak		1445				0	53 km
Garm		1402				0	56 km
Komsomolabad		1204				0	65 km
Kalacha Southwest		762				0	76 km
Kalacha Northeast		457				0	82 km
Proletarsk		457				0	84 km
Tadzhikabad		1597				0	87 km
Leninabad	LBD	422	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10400	87 km
Isfara		858				0	96 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Rogun	Vakhsh	n/a	67 km
Kayrakkumskoye	Kayrakkum	Syr-Daria	1957	92 km
	Kattasay	Kattasay	1966	93 km

More information

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