M 3.3 in Italy on 27 Aug 2013 02:55 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: 3.3M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.27 , 10.3
Event Date: 27 Aug 2013 02:55 UTC
27 Aug 2013 03:55 Local
Exposed Population:
218147 people within 100km
Source: EMSC 331683
Inserted at: 30 Aug 2013 13:26 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
331683 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
1006599 0 27 Aug 2013 02:55 4.6M, 10km N/A 340 thousand (in 100km) 00:06 EMSC
1007206 0 27 Aug 2013 02:55 3.3M, 10km N/A 220 thousand (in 100km) 3d 10:30 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 France , Region of Corse (population 254,829) . The nearest places are Sassari, Petreto-Bicchisano, and Moca-Croce.

Radius Population
100 km 340000 people
75 km 200000 people
50 km 140000 people
20 km 24000 people
10 km 2000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Corse France 250000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Petreto-Bicchisano Corse (Corsica) France Village <1000 people 0 km
Moca-Croce Corse (Corsica) France Village <1000 people 4 km
Sassari Sardegna (Sardinia) Italy Major city 120000 people 122 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
Propriano PRP 4 Civ. Paved No 4500 15 km
Campo Dell Oro AJA 5 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 22 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Propriano FRPRP France 13 km
Ajaccio FRAJA France 26 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tolla Prunelli 1961 21 km

More information

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