M 4.6 in Türkiye on 17 Aug 2013 18:16 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: 4.6M
Depth: 7 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.41 , 29.14
Event Date: 17 Aug 2013 18:16 UTC
17 Aug 2013 21:16 Local
Exposed Population:
14393985 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 17 Aug 2013 18:32 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
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
1004832 0 17 Aug 2013 18:16 4.1M, 5.7km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:05 KOERI
1004837 0 17 Aug 2013 18:16 4.6M, 7km N/A 14.4 million (in 100km) 00:15 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 Bursa (population 1,740,190) . The nearest places are Bursa, and Eng�r�c�k.

Radius Population
100 km 14.4 million people
75 km 10 million people
50 km 2.2 million people
20 km 400000 people
10 km 90000 people
5 km 16000 people
2 km 2100 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bursa Turkey 1.7 million people
Istanbul Turkey 7.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Eng�r�c�k Bursa Turkey Village - 3 km
Bursa Bursa Turkey Major city 1.4 million people 22 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
Bursa BTZ 101 Civ. Paved Yes 4500 20 km
Yalova 2 Civ. Paved Yes 4500 40 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Borusan Turkey 3 km
Gemlik TRGEM Turkey 6 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Demirtas Ballikaya 1983 11 km

More information

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