PAGER - M 6.2 - HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN

Alert Version: 1Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 19:51:28 UTCLocation: 36.5° N, 70.9° EDepth: 197kmEvent Id: US2009NBBFCreated: 29 minutes, 50 seconds after earthquake.

Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake 110 km Northwest of this one struck Afghanistan on May 30, 1998 (UTC), with estimated population exposures of 707,000 at intensity VII and 1,248,000 at intensity VI, resulting in an estimated 4,000 fatalities. On October 08, 2005 (UTC), a magnitude 7.6 earthquake 328 km Southeast of this one struck Kashmir, Pakistan, with estimated population exposures of 280,000 at intensity IX or greater and 825,000 at intensity VIII, resulting in an estimated 87,351 fatalities. Recent earthquakes in this area have caused, landslides and liquefaction that may have contributed to losses.

Exposure Summary

Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking

Est. Modified Mercalli Intensity	Est. Population Exposure	Perceived Shaking	Potential Structure Damage
Est. Modified Mercalli Intensity	Est. Population Exposure	Perceived Shaking	Resistant	Vulnerable
X	0	Extreme	V. Heavy	V. Heavy
IX	0	Violent	Heavy	V. Heavy
VIII	0	Severe	Moderate/Heavy	Heavy
VII	0	Very Strong	Moderate	Moderate/Heavy
VI	0	Strong	Light	Moderate
V	0	Moderate	V. Light	Light
IV	2,943k	Light	none	none
II-III	26,337k*	Weak	none	none
I	--*	Not Felt	none	none

*Estimated exposure only includes population within calculated shake map area

Population Exposure
Population per ~1 sq. km. from LandScan

Selected Cities Exposed

MMI	City	Pop.
III	Jorm	12k
III	Ashkasham	12k
III	Ishkashim	26k
III	Feyzabad	40k
III	Dorufchah	4k
III	Taloqan	64k
III	Khorugh	30k
III	Kabul	3,044k
II	Mardan	300k
II	Dushanbe	543k
II	Muzaffarabad	20k

Shaking Intensity

Full City Exposure List

MMI	City	Population
III	Jorm	12k
III	Ashkasham	12k
III	Ishkashim	26k
III	Feyzabad	40k
III	Dorufchah	4k
III	Taloqan	64k
III	Farkhar	10k
III	At Khvajeh	19k
III	Rostaq	26k
III	Khorugh	30k
III	Yengi Qal`eh	7k
III	Chubek	20k
III	Khandud	6k
III	Dasht-e Archi	8k
III	Farkhor	22k
III	Panj	8k
III	Konduz	162k
III	Dir	30k
III	Thal	29k
III	Khanabad	72k
III	Vose'	22k
III	Emam Saheb	10k
III	Nahrin	22k
III	Asmar	16k
III	Baghlan	108k
III	Qaravol	25k
III	Mehtar Lam	17k
III	Kulob	79k
III	Dusty	9k
III	Leningrad	12k
III	Charikar	54k
III	Orzu	6k
III	Vakhsh	15k
III	Jabal os Saraj	15k
III	Pol-e Khomri	56k
III	Kirovskiy	8k
III	Bustonqal'a	4k
III	Sovety	9k
III	Qurghonteppa	65k
III	Jilikul	5k
III	Tagao	6k
III	Mohmand Darrah	7k
III	Tangi	29k
III	Kuybishevsk	10k
III	Dahaneh-ye Ghowri	3k
III	Shabqadar	67k
III	Garavuti	8k
III	Danghara	23k
III	Bat Khela	46k
III	Mingaora	227k
III	Jalalabad	200k
III	Kolkhozobod	18k
III	Noorabad	1k
III	Chorbog	4k
III	Shinpokh	1k
III	Shahrtuz	13k
III	Utmanzai	29k
III	Kabul	3,044k
II	Mardan	300k
II	Mir Bachcheh Kowt	5k
II	Norak	18k
II	Kofarnihon	43k
II	Yovan	17k
II	Boshkengash	24k
II	Roghun	8k
II	Obigarm	10k
II	Paghman	49k
II	Baffa	14k
II	Tartki	2k
II	Hokumati Azraw	13k
II	Mansehra	66k
II	Tursunzoda	38k
II	Dushanbe	543k
II	Hisor	24k
II	Varzob	2k
II	Muzaffarabad	20k
II	Khodzha-Maston	10k
II	Shakhrinav	5k

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