M 5.8 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: 5.8M
Depth: 11.96 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.381 , 69.8764
Event Date: 22 Mar 2023 20:07 UTC
23 Mar 2023 01:07 Local
Exposed Population: 2 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us7000jm0r
Inserted at: 28 Mar 2023 16:37 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 0.7 0.7
us7000jm0r Scaled population (raster) 1.95  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*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 ,of Khudzhand. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
1800 people
3800 people
5600 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1496890 69.952/39.452 5.9 5.6 7.731 22 Mar 2023 20:33 00:25 (new episode)
2 0 1496890 69.952/39.452 5.9 5.6 7.668 22 Mar 2023 20:45 00:37 (upd of #1)
3 1 1496890 69.952/39.452 5.9 5.6 7.682 22 Mar 2023 22:12 02:04 (upd of #2)
4 1 1496890 69.952/39.452 5.9 5.6 7.684 23 Mar 2023 10:40 14:32 (upd of #3)
5 0 1496890 69.952/39.452 5.9 5.6 7.684 23 Mar 2023 20:40 1d 00:32 (upd of #4)
6 0.7 1497806 69.881/39.383 5.8 11.6 6.948 28 Mar 2023 23:51 6d 03:43 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Khudzhand Tajikistan <1000 people
Dushanbe Tajikistan no people
Khudzhand Tajikistan 5600 people
Dushanbe Tajikistan no people
Osh Kyrgyzstan no people
Khudzhand Tajikistan 8100 people
Dushanbe Tajikistan <1000 people
Osh Kyrgyzstan no people
Khudzhand Tajikistan 1.8 million people
Dushanbe Tajikistan 1.7 million people
Osh Kyrgyzstan 210000 people
Kulyab Tajikistan 59000 people
Syrdar'ya Uzbekistan 540000 people
Tashkent Uzbekistan 200000 people
Dzhizak Uzbekistan 43000 people
Fergana Uzbekistan 970000 people
Kurgan Tyube Tajikistan 21000 people
Badakhshan Afghanistan no people
Namangan Uzbekistan 5700 people
Chimkent Kazakhstan 14000 people
Khudzhand Tajikistan 8000 people
Dushanbe Tajikistan 4900 people
Osh Kyrgyzstan 6500 people
Kulyab Tajikistan 1800 people
Tashkent Uzbekistan <1000 people
Dzhizak Uzbekistan 1800 people
Fergana Uzbekistan <1000 people
Kurgan Tyube Tajikistan 6600 people
Badakhshan Afghanistan 13000 people
Surkhandar'ya Uzbekistan 6700 people
Namangan Uzbekistan 54000 people
Chimkent Kazakhstan no people
Kashkadar'ya Uzbekistan <1000 people
Takhar Afghanistan 4900 people
Andizhan Uzbekistan 4500 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Paldarok Sughd Tajikistan Village - 8 km
Matcha Sughd Tajikistan Village - 19 km
Dekhisor Sughd Tajikistan Village - 30 km
Novabad Tajikistan Village - 48 km
Deg-Danak Tajikistan Village - 50 km
Navdonek Tajikistan Village - 53 km
Andarak Batken Kyrgyzstan Village - 55 km
Pastigov Sughd Tajikistan Village - 56 km
Komsomalabad Tajikistan Village - 58 km
Garm Tajikistan Village 11000 people 58 km
Isfana Batken Kyrgyzstan Village 17000 people 58 km
Ravat Batken Kyrgyzstan Village - 62 km
Murza-Khan Tajikistan Village - 62 km
Kalanak Tajikistan Village - 63 km
Dashti-Mazar Tajikistan Village - 66 km
Sulyukta Batken Kyrgyzstan Village - 67 km
Basmanda Sughd Tajikistan Village - 70 km
Dazgan Batken Kyrgyzstan Village - 71 km
Margun Batken Kyrgyzstan Village - 71 km
Andarkhan Batken Kyrgyzstan Village - 72 km
Auchi Sughd Tajikistan Village - 73 km
Kalininabad Sughd Tajikistan Village - 73 km
Obigarm Tajikistan Village 9900 people 75 km
Vorukh Sughd Tajikistan Village 3800 people 79 km
Mudzhum Sughd Tajikistan Village - 81 km
Khokhu Tajikistan Village - 81 km
Kalaynay Tajikistan Village - 81 km
Kalai-Lyabi-Ob Tajikistan Village - 84 km
Uzbekkishlak Sughd Tajikistan Village - 86 km
Yezgan Tajikistan Village - 87 km
Charku Sughd Tajikistan Village - 88 km
Ganchi Sughd Tajikistan Village - 91 km
Gafurov Sughd Tajikistan City 14000 people 91 km
Kara-Sakal Sughd Tajikistan Village - 92 km
Shurab Sughd Tajikistan Village - 94 km
Chkalov Sughd Tajikistan Village 23000 people 94 km
Proletarsk Sughd Tajikistan Village 18000 people 95 km
Ura-Tyube Sughd Tajikistan City - 95 km
Nau Sughd Tajikistan City 14000 people 96 km
Chkalovsk Sughd Tajikistan City 21000 people 96 km
Verevkino Sughd Tajikistan Village - 97 km
Talbar Tajikistan Village - 97 km
Karakchikum Sughd Tajikistan Village - 98 km
Proletarsk Sughd Tajikistan City - 99 km
Makhram Sughd Tajikistan Village - 100 km
Shakhristan Sughd Tajikistan Village - 101 km
Kaikak Kum Sughd Tajikistan Village - 101 km
Palas Sughd Tajikistan Village 3200 people 103 km
Khudzhand Sughd Tajikistan City - 103 km
Khodzhimard Tajikistan Village - 105 km
Samgar Sughd Tajikistan Village - 106 km
Bekabad Toshkent (Tashkent) Uzbekistan City - 108 km
Durt-Kul' Sughd Tajikistan Village - 111 km
Kanibadam Sughd Tajikistan City - 111 km
Chorukh-Dayron Sughd Tajikistan Village - 113 km
Tangan Tajikistan Village - 114 km
Melnikovo Sughd Tajikistan Village - 116 km
Ordzhonikidzeabad Tajikistan City - 119 km
Dimitrovskoye Sirdaryo Uzbekistan Village - 123 km
Yakkatu Farg'ona Uzbekistan Village - 126 km
Rapkan Farg'ona Uzbekistan City 10000 people 127 km
Khavast Sirdaryo Uzbekistan City - 128 km
Urta Jizzax Uzbekistan Village - 129 km
Besharyk Farg'ona Uzbekistan Village - 131 km
Dushanbe Tajikistan Capital 540000 people 132 km
Shirin Sirdaryo Uzbekistan Village 14000 people 132 km
Bayaut Pervyy Sirdaryo Uzbekistan Village - 134 km
Buston Sughd Tajikistan Village 13000 people 135 km
Yaypan Farg'ona Uzbekistan City 20000 people 136 km
Rabat Sughd Tajikistan Village - 139 km
Konnogvardeysk Sirdaryo Uzbekistan Village - 141 km
Imeni Lenina Sirdaryo Uzbekistan Village - 150 km
Imeni Chkalova Sirdaryo Uzbekistan Village - 154 km
Gulistan Sirdaryo Uzbekistan City - 156 km
Kokand Farg'ona Uzbekistan City - 157 km
Dangara Farg'ona Uzbekistan Village - 159 km
Obetovanni Sirdaryo Uzbekistan Village - 160 km
Yangiturmysh Toshkent (Tashkent) Uzbekistan Village - 161 km
Uchkupryuk Farg'ona Uzbekistan Village - 163 km
Kuyaly-Kurgancha Farg'ona Uzbekistan Village - 170 km
Verkhenevolynskoye Sirdaryo Uzbekistan Village - 171 km
Buvaidy Farg'ona Uzbekistan Village - 172 km
Sotsializm Sirdaryo Uzbekistan Village - 177 km
Slavyanka Sirdaryo Uzbekistan Village 9700 people 187 km
Lyakhsh Kuhistoni Badakhshon Tajikistan Village - 169 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Garm 1402 0 54 km
Isfana / Karabulak 1445 0 56 km
Komsomolabad 1204 0 58 km
Kalacha Southwest 762 0 81 km
Kalacha Northeast 457 0 89 km
Proletarsk 457 0 89 km
Tadzhikabad 1597 0 90 km
Leninabad LBD 422 Civ. Paved Yes 10400 94 km
Khovaling 1524 0 114 km
Dzhirgatal 2743 0 117 km
Srentenka 305 0 120 km
Shabskiy North 300 0 123 km
Dimitrovskoye 305 0 124 km
Matlha East 305 0 124 km
Matlha 300 0 125 km
335 0 126 km
Yakkatut 411 0 127 km
Dushanbe DYU 768 Civ. Paved Yes 10100 130 km
305 0 136 km
Bayaut Pervyy West 152 0 140 km
Gissar 715 0 142 km
Kukaral Sedmoy 305 0 153 km
Imeni Chkalova 152 0 154 km
Gulistan North 152 0 155 km
Kokand 399 0 159 km
Nadezhdinskoye 255 0 159 km
Yangiabad East 300 0 162 km
Kokand North 363 0 165 km
Yangiabad Northwest 305 0 166 km
Zolotaya Orda 283 0 167 km
Golodnaya Step Southeast 296 0 170 km
Soldatskiy Southeast 290 0 174 km
Imeni Kirova 305 0 175 km
Bakht Southeast 183 0 178 km
Malekskaya 280 0 184 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Rogun Vakhsh n/a 60 km
Kattasay Kattasay 1966 91 km
Kayrakkumskoye Kayrakkum Syr-Daria 1957 100 km
Muninabad Obi-Surkh 1965 143 km
Akhangaran Akhangaran 1978 188 km

More information

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