M 5.3 in Afghanistan on 17 Jan 2022 11:40 UTC

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: 5.3M
Depth: 18.82 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.946 , 63.5797
Event Date: 17 Jan 2022 11:40 UTC
17 Jan 2022 16:10 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VI
950 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us7000gclu
Inserted at: 17 Jan 2022 13:46 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 7.5 (Afghanistan)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Afghanistan= 7.5; Turkmenistan= 6.1

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us7000gclu Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.29  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1421663 1.7 17 Jan 2022 11:40 5.6M, 10km 6.71 1 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:19 NEIC
1421675 0.5 17 Jan 2022 11:40 5.3M, 18.82km 5.81 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 02:06 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 Afghanistan ,of Badghis (population 11,616) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
<1000 people
44000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 1.7 1421663 34.948/63.569 5.6 10.0 6.709 17 Jan 2022 12:02 00:22 (new episode)
2 1.7 1421675 34.948/63.569 5.6 10.0 6.709 17 Jan 2022 13:44 02:04 (new episode)
3 0.5 1421675 34.946/63.58 5.3 18.8 5.812 17 Jan 2022 13:50 02:10 (upd of #2)
4 0.5 1421675 34.946/63.58 5.3 18.8 5.812 18 Jan 2022 12:40 1d 01:00 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Badghis Afghanistan 41000 people
Badghis Afghanistan 100000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Khayrkhana-i-Ulya Badghis Afghanistan Village - 5 km
Khair Khana Badghis Afghanistan Village - 6 km
Langar Badghis Afghanistan Village - 14 km
Gazestan Badghis Afghanistan Village - 18 km
Qades Badghis Afghanistan Village - 20 km
Darreh-ye Bum Badghis Afghanistan Village - 23 km
Gharchaghay Badghis Afghanistan Village - 25 km
Besa Badghis Afghanistan Village - 27 km
Rabat Badghis Afghanistan Village - 29 km
Jawaleq Badghis Afghanistan Village - 33 km
Den-e Yek Badghis Afghanistan Village - 34 km
Deh Berenj Qaleh Badghis Afghanistan Village - 34 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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