Earthquake Impact Analysis for Derbent, Russia, August 2025
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Description
320,097 people were impacted within 50km of a magnitude 5.4 earthquake that occurred 36km NW of Derbent, Russia, on August 26, 2025. The dataset, produced by the WFP's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system, contains geospatial and socio-economic information for sudden-onset emergencies. It was last updated on May 21, 2026.
Use Cases
Modeling population exposure to seismic hazards based on the reported 50km impact radius.
Mapping the epicenter and affected area for situational awareness using the provided latitude and longitude coordinates.
Analyzing the relationship between earthquake depth (10.0 km) and ground shaking intensity for risk assessment.
Strengths
Includes a specific impact figure of 320,097 people within the 50km radius.
Provides precise geographic coordinates (latitude 42.365, longitude 48.198) for the epicenter.
Originates from an operational humanitarian analysis system (WFP ADAM).
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
Source
WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)
Collection Method
Collected, analyzed, and mapped by an automated system following a sudden-onset humanitarian emergency.
Time Range
Primary event date: August 26, 2025.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-21 21:43:17.247297; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Epicenter 36km NW of Derbent, Russian Federation.
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