M 5.1 in Türkiye on 17 Sep 2013 20:40 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: 5.1M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 39.03 , 41.43
Event Date: 17 Sep 2013 20:40 UTC
17 Sep 2013 23:40 Local
Exposed Population:
1659664 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=334648
Inserted at: 18 Sep 2013 06:41 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.3 0.3
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=334648 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
1010917 0.3 17 Sep 2013 20:40 5.1M, 2.5km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 00:09 KOERI
1010918 0.3 17 Sep 2013 20:40 5.1M, 7km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 00:13 EMSC
1010919 0.1 17 Sep 2013 20:40 4.8M, 0km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 00:22 EMSC
1010924 0.1 17 Sep 2013 20:40 4.9M, 5.6km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:29 NEIC
1011040 0.3 17 Sep 2013 20:40 5.1M, 2km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 09:49 EMSC
1011042 0.3 17 Sep 2013 20:40 5.1M, 0km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 10:01 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 Mus (population 408,734) . The nearest places are Erzurum, and Bayrama.

Radius Population
100 km 1.7 million people
75 km 730000 people
50 km 370000 people
20 km 48000 people
10 km 5700 people
5 km 1100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Mus Turkey 410000 people
Bingol Turkey 270000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bayrama Mus Turkey Village - 3 km
Erzurum Erzurum Turkey Major city 420000 people 98 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
Mus West 1219 27 km
Mus MSR 1463 Civ. Paved Yes 11600 37 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Gayt Gayt 1991 94 km
Batman Dicle 1999 98 km

More information

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