M 4.2 in Türkiye on 24 Nov 2012 21:04 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: 4.2M
Depth: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.61 , 27.95
Event Date: 24 Nov 2012 21:04 UTC
24 Nov 2012 23:04 Local
Exposed Population:
750000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 24 Nov 2012 22:12 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
121048 0.5 24 Nov 2012 21:04 4.4M, 5km N/A 700 thousand (in 100km) 00:04 EMSC
121049 0.5 24 Nov 2012 21:04 4.4M, 15km N/A 680 thousand (in 100km) 00:09 EMSC
121050 0.5 24 Nov 2012 21:04 4.4M, 5km N/A 690 thousand (in 100km) 00:11 EMSC
121051 0.5 24 Nov 2012 21:04 4.3M, 2km N/A 810 thousand (in 100km) 00:14 EMSC
121052 0.5 24 Nov 2012 21:04 4.3M, 5km N/A 750 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 EMSC
121061 0.5 24 Nov 2012 21:04 4.3M, 2km N/A 750 thousand (in 100km) 00:58 EMSC
121062 0.5 24 Nov 2012 21:04 4.2M, 2km N/A 750 thousand (in 100km) 01:08 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 Mugla (population 610,924) . The nearest places are Aydin, and S�mi.

Radius Population
100 km 700000 people
75 km 360000 people
50 km 160000 people
20 km 3500 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Mugla Turkey 610000 people
Aegean Islands Greece 460000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
S�mi Mugla Greece City - 13 km
Aydin Aydin Turkey Major city 150000 people 151 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
Diagoras RHO 4 Civ. Paved Yes 10600 23 km
Maritsa 62 Civ. Paved No 7800 27 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Simi Island Greece 13 km
Alimnia Island Greece 29 km

More information

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