M 4.3 in Türkiye on 20 Nov 2012 17:56 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: 4.3M
Depth: 8 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.51 , 39.85
Event Date: 20 Nov 2012 17:56 UTC
20 Nov 2012 19:56 Local
Exposed Population:
930000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 21 Nov 2012 07:36 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
120985 0.5 20 Nov 2012 17:56 4.2M, 5km N/A 930 thousand (in 100km) 00:07 EMSC
120987 0.5 20 Nov 2012 17:56 4.2M, 8km N/A 930 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 EMSC
120994 0.5 20 Nov 2012 17:56 4.3M, 8km N/A 930 thousand (in 100km) 13:39 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 Tunceli (population 144,525) . The nearest places are Elazig, and Pulumur.

Radius Population
100 km 940000 people
75 km 510000 people
50 km 300000 people
20 km 31000 people
10 km 5000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tunceli Turkey 140000 people
Erzincan Turkey 320000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pulumur Tunceli Turkey Village - 8 km
Elazig Elazig Turkey Major city 280000 people 105 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
Erzincan ERC 1153 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 36 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Ozluce Peri 1997 47 km

More information

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