M 5.6 in Greece on 30 Jan 2020 01:28 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: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.193 , 27.91
Event Date: 30 Jan 2020 01:28 UTC
30 Jan 2020 03:28 Local
Exposed Population: 10 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us60007jpa
Inserted at: 31 Jan 2020 01:36 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
2.5 (Greece)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us60007jpa Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.69  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1293335 0 30 Jan 2020 01:28 5.6M, 10km 3.53 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:08 NEIC
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 Greece , Region of Aegean Islands (population 456,800) .

Radius Population
100 km 13000 people
75 km 1800 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aegean Islands Greece 460000 people
Crete Greece 540000 people
Mugla Turkey 610000 people
Antalya Turkey 1.2 million people
Denizli Turkey 820000 people
Burdur Turkey 280000 people
Aydin Turkey 900000 people
Izmir Turkey 2.9 million people
Manisa Turkey 1.3 million people
Afyon Turkey 800000 people
Isparta Turkey 470000 people
Usak Turkey 320000 people
Konya Turkey 1.9 million people
Paphos Cyprus 67000 people
Kutahya Turkey 630000 people
Nicosia Cyprus 270000 people
Marsa Matruh Egypt 190000 people
Balikesir Turkey 1.1 million people
Central Greece and Evvoia Greece -
Icel Turkey 1.4 million people
Limassol Cyprus 150000 people
Peloponnisos Greece 1.1 million people
Tubruq Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 94000 people
Kyrenia Cyprus 38000 people
Kafr ash Shaykh Egypt 2.2 million people
Al Buhayrah Egypt 2.1 million people
Al Iskandariyah Egypt 3.5 million people
Larnaca Cyprus 71000 people
Eskisehir Turkey 700000 people
Bursa Turkey 1.7 million people
Canakkale Turkey 470000 people

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
Karpathos AOK 6 Civ. Paved Yes 6800 75 km
Essey KSJ 10 Civ. Paved No 3200 96 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Karpathos Island Greece 74 km
Olimbos Greece 93 km
Kasos Island Greece 95 km
Saria Island Greece 96 km
Lindos Greece 98 km

More information

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