Overall Green Earthquake alert in Afghanistan on 21 Mar 2023 16:47 UTC

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M 6.5 in Afghanistan on 21 Mar 2023 16:47 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:	6.5M
Depth:	187.589 Km
Lat/Lon:	36.5227 , 70.9787
Event Date:	21 Mar 2023 16:47 UTC 21 Mar 2023 21:17 Local
Exposed Population:	1.2 million in MMI IV
Source:	NEIC us7000jln7
Inserted at:	21 Mar 2023 17:06 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	7.5 (Afghanistan)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000jln7	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1496695		0	21 Mar 2023 16:47	6.5M, 187.589km	4.7	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:18	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 , Province of Badakhshan (population 40,805) . The nearest places are Chaharmaghzestan, Darawan, Sar Ab, Arjangan, Khware, Dasht-e Ashnam, Ghowrayd Gharami, Askan, Arwal, Sarask, and Shah-e Pari.

Radius	Population
100 km	970000 people
75 km	470000 people
50 km	170000 people
20 km	37000 people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Badakhshan	Afghanistan	41000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Chaharmaghzestan	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	3 km
Darawan	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	4 km
Sar Ab	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	7 km
Arjangan	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	12 km
Khware	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	12 km
Dasht-e Ashnam	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	15 km
Ghowrayd Gharami	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	17 km
Askan	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	17 km
Arwal	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	17 km
Sarask	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	17 km
Kha	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	18 km
Erghesak	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	18 km
Kazdeh	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	19 km
Ashnam	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	21 km
Lower Ribat	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	22 km
Arkhaw	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	23 km
Robat-e Chehel Tan	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	24 km
Tergeran	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	24 km
Fric	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	27 km
Fargha Mikh	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	27 km
Farghamiru	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	28 km
Khanaqa	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	28 km
Pular	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	29 km
Eskatul	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	29 km
Keda	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	30 km
Bashanabad	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	30 km
Gol Khaneh	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	30 km
Dasht-e Robat	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	31 km
Sanglec	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	32 km
Such	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	32 km
Kitep	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	34 km
Wajan	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	35 km
Rud	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	38 km
Darrah-ye Peshkan	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	39 km
Aqshira	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	39 km
Ziak	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	39 km
Askan	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	40 km
Saresang	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	40 km
Shahr-e Jorm	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	41 km
Dasht	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	41 km
Deh Gol	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	41 km
Bazgir	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	44 km
'Ali Moghul	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	45 km
Akinjan	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	46 km
Darrah-i-Khas	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	47 km
Arghenchkha Bala	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	48 km
Ardar	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	48 km
Awliga	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	49 km
Lajawardshoy	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	50 km
Wujib	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	50 km
Khushnak	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	51 km
Baharak	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	54 km
Doab	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	54 km
Shahran	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	54 km
Maghnavol	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	54 km
Khele Asp	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	55 km
Hazhdagher	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	56 km
Eshkashem	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	12000 people	56 km
Dung Gushten	North West Frontier	Pakistan	Village	-	57 km
Afsik	North West Frontier	Pakistan	Village	-	57 km
Ghazalew	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	57 km
Dahan-e Spin Gav	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	58 km
Nawasin Ghari	North West Frontier	Pakistan	Village	-	58 km
Sar Jangal	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	58 km
Dar Khan-e Khash	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	58 km
Khaneh	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	60 km
Ewem	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	60 km
Deh Ustayan	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	60 km
Sar-e Sang	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	60 km
Khvajeh-ye Bagh	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	61 km
Madrasan	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	61 km
Fotur	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	61 km
Dasht	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	62 km
Malesheja	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	62 km
Asyawani	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	62 km
Deh Miri	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	62 km
Aghon	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	63 km
Pa'in Sahr	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	63 km
Yastew	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	63 km
Barlas-i-Wakhi	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	64 km
Eskazar	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	64 km
Aylaq-e Sangi	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	64 km
Ab-e-sher-Amad	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	66 km
Imirdin	North West Frontier	Pakistan	Village	-	66 km
Ucdrag	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	66 km
Emtala	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	67 km
Besti	North West Frontier	Pakistan	Village	-	67 km
Arkari	North West Frontier	Pakistan	Village	-	67 km
Deh Bazar	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	68 km
Shah Khvajeh	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	68 km
Samanaknesha	Nurestan	Afghanistan	Village	-	68 km
Andaj	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	68 km
'Ali Mangu	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	68 km
Som Darreh	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	69 km
Darrah-i-Jani	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	69 km
'Ashoqan	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	69 km
Shah-e Pari	Badakhshan	Afghanistan	Village	-	70 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
Ishkashim		30480				0	62 km
Faizabad	FBD	1180	Civ.	Unpaved	No	6500	78 km

More information

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