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
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.

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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 Kyrgyzstan ,of Khudzhand. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people
	2400 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date 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

Region Province	Country	Population
Khudzhand	Tajikistan	3300 people
Khudzhand	Tajikistan	2700 people
Osh	Kyrgyzstan	no people
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	no people
Khudzhand	Tajikistan	4800 people
Osh	Kyrgyzstan	<1000 people
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	<1000 people
Khudzhand	Tajikistan	1.9 million people
Osh	Kyrgyzstan	280000 people
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	1.4 million people
Kulyab	Tajikistan	9100 people
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	280000 people
Fergana	Uzbekistan	1.8 million people
Syrdar'ya	Uzbekistan	610000 people
Dzhizak	Uzbekistan	45000 people
Namangan	Uzbekistan	43000 people
Chimkent	Kazakhstan	43000 people
Osh	Kyrgyzstan	<1000 people
Kulyab	Tajikistan	1200 people
Kurgan Tyube	Tajikistan	<1000 people
Badakhshan	Afghanistan	28000 people
Namangan	Uzbekistan	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Paldarok	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	4 km
Dekhisor	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	23 km
Matcha	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	25 km
Novabad		Tajikistan	Village	-	52 km
Ravat	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	52 km
Andarak	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	54 km
Isfana	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	17000 people	56 km
Navdonek		Tajikistan	Village	-	57 km
Deg-Danak		Tajikistan	Village	-	59 km
Garm		Tajikistan	Village	11000 people	59 km
Pastigov	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	62 km
Kalanak		Tajikistan	Village	-	63 km
Sulyukta	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	63 km
Margun	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	63 km
Andarkhan	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	65 km
Komsomalabad		Tajikistan	Village	-	65 km
Vorukh	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	3800 people	69 km
Dazgan	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	-	69 km
Murza-Khan		Tajikistan	Village	-	72 km
Basmanda	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	73 km
Kalininabad	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	75 km
Dashti-Mazar		Tajikistan	Village	-	76 km
Auchi	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	77 km
Charku	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	78 km
Mudzhum	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	81 km
Uzbekkishlak	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	81 km
Kalai-Lyabi-Ob		Tajikistan	Village	-	81 km
Shurab	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	83 km
Gafurov	Sughd	Tajikistan	City	14000 people	84 km
Obigarm		Tajikistan	Village	9900 people	85 km
Tadzhikabad		Tajikistan	Village	-	86 km
Chkalov	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	23000 people	87 km
Verevkino	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	88 km
Karakchikum	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	89 km
Proletarsk	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	18000 people	89 km
Chkalovsk	Sughd	Tajikistan	City	21000 people	89 km
Ganchi	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	90 km
Makhram	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	91 km
Kalaynay		Tajikistan	Village	-	91 km
Nau	Sughd	Tajikistan	City	14000 people	92 km
Kara-Sakal	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	93 km
Kaikak Kum	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	94 km
Isfara	Sughd	Tajikistan	City	38000 people	95 km
Ura-Tyube	Sughd	Tajikistan	City	-	96 km
Palas	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	3200 people	96 km
Proletarsk	Sughd	Tajikistan	City	-	96 km
Khudzhand	Sughd	Tajikistan	City	-	97 km
Samgar	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	98 km
Batken	Batken	Kyrgyzstan	Village	10000 people	100 km
Kanibadam	Sughd	Tajikistan	City	-	101 km
Shakhristan	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	104 km
Bekabad	Toshkent (Tashkent)	Uzbekistan	City	-	105 km
Melnikovo	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	106 km
Durt-Kul'	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	107 km
Chorukh-Dayron	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	107 km
Damersat	Farg'ona	Uzbekistan	Village	-	116 km
Yakkatu	Farg'ona	Uzbekistan	Village	-	116 km
Sokh	Farg'ona	Uzbekistan	Village	-	116 km
Kansay	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	5000 people	116 km
Rapkan	Farg'ona	Uzbekistan	City	10000 people	117 km
Aimchakakyr	Farg'ona	Uzbekistan	Village	-	120 km
Dimitrovskoye	Sirdaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	121 km
Besharyk	Farg'ona	Uzbekistan	Village	-	121 km
Tangan		Tajikistan	Village	-	124 km
Yaypan	Farg'ona	Uzbekistan	City	20000 people	126 km
Khavast	Sirdaryo	Uzbekistan	City	-	127 km
Rabat	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	-	129 km
Shirin	Sirdaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	14000 people	129 km
Ordzhonikidzeabad		Tajikistan	City	-	130 km
Buston	Sughd	Tajikistan	Village	13000 people	130 km
Urta	Jizzax	Uzbekistan	Village	-	131 km
Bayaut Pervyy	Sirdaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	132 km
Konnogvardeysk	Sirdaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	138 km
Dushanbe		Tajikistan	Capital	540000 people	142 km
Kokand	Farg'ona	Uzbekistan	City	-	146 km
Imeni Lenina	Sirdaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	148 km
Dangara	Farg'ona	Uzbekistan	Village	-	149 km
Imeni Chkalova	Sirdaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	151 km
Rishtan	Farg'ona	Uzbekistan	City	-	151 km
Uchkupryuk	Farg'ona	Uzbekistan	Village	-	152 km
Gulistan	Sirdaryo	Uzbekistan	City	-	154 km
Serovo	Farg'ona	Uzbekistan	Village	-	156 km
Yangiturmysh	Toshkent (Tashkent)	Uzbekistan	Village	-	157 km
Obetovanni	Sirdaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	157 km
Kuyaly-Kurgancha	Farg'ona	Uzbekistan	Village	-	160 km
Buvaidy	Farg'ona	Uzbekistan	Village	-	162 km
Buka	Toshkent (Tashkent)	Uzbekistan	Village	19000 people	164 km
Oktyabr'skoye	Toshkent (Tashkent)	Uzbekistan	Village	-	166 km
Verkhenevolynskoye	Sirdaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	168 km
Sotsializm	Sirdaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	174 km
Soldatskiy	Toshkent (Tashkent)	Uzbekistan	City	-	179 km
Kara-Kalpak	Namangan	Uzbekistan	Village	-	183 km
Odzhekent	Toshkent (Tashkent)	Uzbekistan	Village	-	184 km
Fergana	Sirdaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	184 km
Slavyanka	Sirdaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	9700 people	185 km
Makhtadzhan	Jizzax	Uzbekistan	Village	-	189 km
Yangi-Bazar	Sirdaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	190 km
Progress	Jizzax	Uzbekistan	Village	-	190 km

see full list

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
Batken		1059				0	100 km
Srentenka		305				0	117 km
Yakkatut		411				0	117 km
Matlha East		305				0	119 km
Dimitrovskoye		305				0	121 km
Khovaling		1524				0	121 km
Matlha		300				0	122 km
Shabskiy North		300				0	122 km
		335				0	125 km
		305				0	131 km
Yaydan Northeast		488				0	133 km
Bayaut Pervyy West		152				0	137 km
Dushanbe	DYU	768	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10100	140 km
Kokand South		483				0	141 km
Kokland Southeast		566				0	142 km
Kukaral Sedmoy		305				0	148 km
Kokand		399				0	149 km
Imeni Chkalova		152				0	151 km
Gulistan North		152				0	153 km
Kokand North		363				0	155 km
Nadezhdinskoye		255				0	156 km
Dutyr		488				0	158 km
Yangiturmysh		290				0	159 km
Yangiabad East		300				0	162 km
Yangi Kurgan		396				0	162 km
Zolotaya Orda		283				0	164 km
Yangiabad Northwest		305				0	167 km
Golodnaya Step Southeast		296				0	170 km
Soldatskiy Southeast		290				0	170 km
Imeni Kirova		305				0	173 km
Bakht Southeast		183				0	176 km
Malekskaya		280				0	182 km
Kara Kalpak		396				0	184 km
		183				0	186 km
Syrdarya Highway Airstrip Southwest		289				0	188 km
Khwahan	KWH	unknown				0	175 km
Khwahan	KWH	unknown				0	175 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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