M 4.1 in Türkiye on 30 Oct 2012 00:12 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.1M
Depth: 21 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.14 , 29.18
Event Date: 30 Oct 2012 00:12 UTC
30 Oct 2012 02:12 Local
Exposed Population:
1510000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 30 Oct 2012 00:35 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
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
120574 0.5 30 Oct 2012 00:12 4.2M, 10km N/A 1.6 million (in 100km) 00:10 EMSC
120575 0.5 30 Oct 2012 00:12 4.1M, 11km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:16 EMSC
120576 0.5 30 Oct 2012 00:12 4.1M, 21km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:22 EMSC
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 Kutahya (population 627,435) . The nearest places are Usak, Inlice, and �ay�inge.

Radius Population
100 km 1.6 million people
75 km 900000 people
50 km 440000 people
20 km 94000 people
10 km 14000 people
5 km 3400 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kutahya Turkey 630000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Inlice Kutahya Turkey Village - 4 km
�ay�inge Kutahya Turkey Village - 5 km
Usak Usak Turkey Major city 140000 people 50 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
Usak USQ 883 Civ. Paved Yes 8300 52 km
Kutahya 921 Mil. Paved No 4900 79 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Cavdarhisar Bedir 1990 34 km

More information

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