M 1.9 in Türkiye on 27 Jul 2013 13:08 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: 1.9M
Depth: 25.9 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.547 , 43.2627
Event Date: 27 Jul 2013 13:08 UTC
27 Jul 2013 16:08 Local
Exposed Population:
1465027 people within 100km
Source: KOERI 2013072730811.
Inserted at: 27 Jul 2013 13:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
KOERI 0 0
2013072730811. Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1000905 0 27 Jul 2013 13:08 1.9M, 25.9km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:23 KOERI
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 Turkey , Province of Van (population 691,928) . The nearest places are and Almasad.

Radius Population
100 km 1.5 million people
75 km 840000 people
50 km 510000 people
20 km 310000 people
10 km 18000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Van Turkey 690000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Almasad Van Turkey Village - 6 km

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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
Van VAN 1668 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 12 km
Tatvan 1486 79 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Zernek Engil 1988 42 km

More information

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