M 6.2 in Islamic Republic of Iran from 01 Jul 2022 23:25 UTC to 23:25

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: 6.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Event Date: 01 Jul 2022 23:25 UTC
02 Jul 2022 03:55 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VIII
7 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us6000hz9v
Inserted at: 01 Jul 2022 23:46 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:
4.6 (Islamic Republic of Iran)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)
Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 1.2 0 1.2
us6000hz9v Scaled population (raster) 3.07 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 rapid impact 0.11 Max wave realtime 0m  
  C2 rapid impact 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
1451269 1.2 01 Jul 2022 23:25 6.2M, 10km 7.58 7 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 00:21 NEIC
1451278 1.2 01 Jul 2022 23:25 6M, 10km 7.41 7 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:43 NEIC
1451301 1.2 01 Jul 2022 23:25 6M, 10km 7.41 6 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 02:31 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.

Tsunami affected locations

Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Wave height (m)

See full locations list (RSS)


Initial conditions

Title: ""54 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh""

Fault parameters

  • Latitude: 26.888
  • Longitude: 55.286
  • Length: 19 km
  • Width: 5 km
  • Magnitude: 6.2 M

Okada parameters:

  • Slip: .6 m
  • Strike: 90 (geogr angle: north=0, south=180)
  • Dip: 45 degree
  • Rake: 90 degree
  • Depth: 10 km

Calculation parameters

  • Calculation space (lon/lat): 53.786, 25.388, 56.786, 28.388
  • Instead of Step -> use Cell size:.25 minutes

Sea Level

More information

  • Timeline:
    Tsunami calculations performed to this case, click here

  • Montecarlo:
    Tsunami Montecarlo simulation performed to this case, click here

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