Overall Green Earthquake alert in Greece on 12 Oct 2013 13:11 UTC

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M 6.4 in Greece on 12 Oct 2013 13:11 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:	6.4M
Depth:	36.19 Km
Lat/Lon:	35.49 , 23.26
Event Date:	12 Oct 2013 13:11 UTC 12 Oct 2013 15:11 Local
Exposed Population:	152161 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	12 Oct 2013 23:08 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.4		0.4
	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

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1015864	0.3	12 Oct 2013 13:11	6.2M, 21.4km	N/A	150 thousand (in 100km)		00:03	NOAIG
1015866	0.3	12 Oct 2013 13:11	6M, 30km	N/A	150 thousand (in 100km)		00:03	EMSC
1015868	0.5	12 Oct 2013 13:11	6.6M, 10km	N/A	150 thousand (in 100km)	0.3m (at 00:15)	00:06	GEOFON
1015869	0.3	12 Oct 2013 13:11	6M, 30km	N/A	150 thousand (in 100km)		00:06	EMSC
1015870	0.3	12 Oct 2013 13:11	6M, 60km	N/A	150 thousand (in 100km)		00:09	EMSC
1015873	0.4	12 Oct 2013 13:11	6.4M, 52km	N/A	150 thousand (in 100km)		00:12	EMSC
1015880	0.4	12 Oct 2013 13:11	6.4M, 47km	N/A	150 thousand (in 100km)		00:30	EMSC
1015882	0.3	12 Oct 2013 13:11	6.2M, 60.5km	N/A	150 thousand (in 100km)		00:34	NOAIG
1015883	0.4	12 Oct 2013 13:11	6.3M, 1km	N/A	150 thousand (in 100km)		00:35	KOERI
1015947	0.4	12 Oct 2013 13:11	6.4M, 36.19km	N/A	150 thousand (in 100km)		09:57	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 Crete (population 537,807) . The nearest places are Áyios Pandeleimon, Platanos, Azoyirás, Bandourianá, Kastellion, Elos, Topolia Kriti, Topolia, Kourthianá, Kakópetros, and Nerokouros.

Radius	Population
100 km	150000 people
75 km	25000 people
50 km	13000 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Crete	Greece	540000 people
Central Greece and Evvoia	Greece	-
Peloponnisos	Greece	1.1 million people
Aegean Islands	Greece	460000 people
Darnah	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	110000 people
Al Jabal al Akhdar	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	460000 people
Ionian Islands	Greece	190000 people
Al Fatih	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	100000 people
Tubruq	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	94000 people
Mugla	Turkey	610000 people
Thessalia	Greece	730000 people
Banghazi	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	850000 people
Aydin	Turkey	900000 people
Izmir	Turkey	2.9 million people
Ipiros	Greece	340000 people
Marsa Matruh	Egypt	190000 people
Ajdabiya	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	100000 people
Macedonia	Greece	2.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Áyios Pandeleimon		Greece	Village	-	26 km
Platanos		Greece	Village	-	28 km
Azoyirás		Greece	Village	-	29 km
Bandourianá	Chania	Greece	Village	-	33 km
Kastellion	Chania	Greece	City	-	33 km
Elos	Chania	Greece	Village	-	34 km
Topolia Kriti		Greece	Village	-	34 km
Topolia	Chania	Greece	Village	-	36 km
Kourthianá	Chania	Greece	Village	-	36 km
Kakópetros	Chania	Greece	Village	-	42 km
Palaiokhóra		Greece	Village	-	42 km
Kándanos	Chania	Greece	Village	-	42 km
Kandanos Kriti		Greece	Village	-	43 km
Kolimvárion	Chania	Greece	Village	-	46 km
Áyios Ioánnis		Greece	Village	-	48 km
Potamós		Greece	Village	-	50 km
Maleme	Chania	Greece	Village	-	51 km
Livadhás	Chania	Greece	Village	-	51 km
Askídhia	Chania	Greece	Village	-	53 km
Fournés	Chania	Greece	Village	-	56 km
Omalos	Chania	Greece	Village	-	58 km
Lakkoi	Chania	Greece	Village	-	60 km
Meskla	Chania	Greece	Village	-	62 km
Theriso		Greece	Village	-	63 km
Perivolia	Chania	Greece	Village	-	64 km
Ayía Roúmeli		Greece	Village	-	65 km
Mournies		Greece	Village	-	66 km
Chania	Chania	Greece	City	-	67 km
Nerokouros	Chania	Greece	Village	-	69 km

see full list

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
Souda	CHQ	150	Mil.	Paved	Yes	10800	79 km
Kithira	KIT	290	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4800	97 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Kastelli		Greece	27 km
Cape Spatha		Greece	49 km
Potamos		Greece	50 km
Limin Khanion		Greece	68 km
Suda Bay	GRSUD	Greece	78 km
Kapsali		Greece	83 km

More information

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