M 4.1 in Türkiye on 27 Dec 2012 16:09 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.15 , 28.98
Event Date: 27 Dec 2012 16:09 UTC
27 Dec 2012 18:09 Local
Exposed Population:
480000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 27 Dec 2012 23:05 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
121650 0.5 27 Dec 2012 16:09 4M, 9km N/A 540 thousand (in 100km) 00:09 EMSC
121651 0.5 27 Dec 2012 16:09 4M, 2km N/A 450 thousand (in 100km) 00:12 EMSC
121652 0.5 27 Dec 2012 16:09 4M, 5km N/A 500 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 EMSC
121656 0.5 27 Dec 2012 16:09 4.1M, 10km N/A 480 thousand (in 100km) 06:56 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 Denizli, and Antalya.

Radius Population
100 km 550000 people
75 km 360000 people
50 km 19000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Mugla Turkey 610000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Denizli Denizli Turkey Major city 310000 people 174 km
Antalya Antalya Turkey Major city 740000 people 179 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
Dalaman DLM 7 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 56 km
Kastelorizo KZS unknown 62 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Fethiye TRFET Turkey 50 km
Kastellorizon Greece 63 km
Rhodes GRRHO Greece 64 km
Kas TRKAS Turkey 66 km

More information

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