M 5.9 in Islamic Republic of Iran on 28 Jan 2023 18:14 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.9M
Depth: 16 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.4239 , 44.9091
Event Date: 28 Jan 2023 18:14 UTC
28 Jan 2023 21:44 Local
Exposed Population: 20 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us6000jk0t
Inserted at: 31 Jan 2023 16:52 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.6 (Islamic Republic of Iran)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1.2 1.2
us6000jk0t Scaled population (raster) 3.09  
  C1 shakemap 0.11  
  C2 shakemap 0.4  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.94  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1485947 1.1 28 Jan 2023 18:14 5.9M, 22.525km 6.6 1 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:21 NEIC
1485948 1.2 28 Jan 2023 18:14 5.9M, 10km 7.33 10 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:45 NEIC
1486374 1.2 28 Jan 2023 18:14 5.9M, 16km 6.94 20 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 2d 22:38 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 Islamic Republic of Iran ,of Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari (population 2,559,788) . The alertlevel for this event is ORANGE

Intensity Population
17000 people
300000 people
200000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 1.1 1485947 44.902/38.492 5.9 22.5 6.599 28 Jan 2023 18:39 00:24 (new episode)
2 1.1 1485947 44.902/38.492 5.9 22.5 6.599 28 Jan 2023 18:54 00:39 (upd of #1)
3 1.4 1485948 44.899/38.425 5.9 10 7.329 28 Jan 2023 19:03 00:48 (new episode)
4 1.4 1485948 44.899/38.425 5.9 10 7.329 28 Jan 2023 19:55 01:40 (upd of #3)
5 1.4 1485948 44.899/38.425 5.9 10 7.329 28 Jan 2023 20:19 02:04 (upd of #4)
6 1.2 1485948 44.899/38.425 5.9 10 7.329 29 Jan 2023 18:40 1d 00:25 (upd of #5)
7 1.2 1486374 44.909/38.424 5.9 16 6.944 31 Jan 2023 17:40 2d 23:25 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 18000 people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 280000 people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Islamic Republic of Iran no people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 220000 people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Islamic Republic of Iran 1600 people
Van Türkiye no people
Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari Islamic Republic of Iran 150000 people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Islamic Republic of Iran 120000 people
Van Türkiye 290000 people
Hakkari Türkiye 99000 people
Nakhichevan Azerbaijan <1000 people
Agri Türkiye 1500 people
Armenia Armenia 6300 people
Kars Türkiye <1000 people
Dahuk Iraq no people
Bitlis Türkiye no people
Azarbayjan-e Khavari Islamic Republic of Iran 13000 people
Van Türkiye 8600 people
Hakkari Türkiye 10000 people
Nakhichevan Azerbaijan no people
Agri Türkiye 5000 people
Armenia Armenia 11000 people
Kars Türkiye 1900 people
Arbil Iraq no people
Dahuk Iraq <1000 people
Baku Azerbaijan 21000 people
Bitlis Türkiye 1600 people
Siirt Türkiye <1000 people
Mardin Türkiye no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Khoy Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran City - 14 km
'Alam Saray Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 25 km
Shahpur Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran City - 28 km
Chahar Setun Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 30 km
Khantakh Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 32 km
Hamzian Pass Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 32 km
Habashi Pa'in Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 38 km
Tasuj Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 41 km
Til Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 50 km
Qarehqush Pa'in Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 50 km
Qareh Ziaoddin Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 53 km
Yekan Kahriz Bala Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 54 km
Kulungi Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 55 km
Sharaf-Khaneh Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 58 km
Örenburç Van Türkiye Village - 64 km
Nazik Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 67 km
Saray Van Türkiye Village - 67 km
Kuleden Hakkari Türkiye Village - 92 km
Mavana Azarbayjan-e Gharbi Iran Village - 95 km
Yüksekova Hakkari Türkiye Village 62000 people 110 km
Gölyazi Van Türkiye Village - 126 km
Sihke Van Türkiye Village - 135 km
Iskele Van Türkiye Village - 138 km
Tatev Armenia Village - 157 km
Bilican Hakkari Türkiye Village - 163 km
Kalasar Armenia Village - 167 km
Kagnili Agri Türkiye Village - 182 km
Minkend Azerbaijan Village - 184 km
Khanlyk Azerbaijan Village - 184 km
Pasha Beyg Azarbayjan-e Sharqi Iran Village - 191 km
Molla Gamar Agdir Türkiye Village - 195 km
Karakhanchally Azerbaijan Village - 206 km
Günesgören Agri Türkiye Village - 231 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
Yuksekova Hwy Strip 2057 0 110 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Sarimehmet Karasu 1991 110 km

More information

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