M 4.5 in Greece on 23 Oct 2013 15:38 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.68 , 21.33
Event Date: 23 Oct 2013 15:38 UTC
23 Oct 2013 18:38 Local
Exposed Population:
877659 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=340505
Inserted at: 23 Oct 2013 17:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=340505 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
1018026 0 23 Oct 2013 15:38 4M, 10km N/A 910 thousand (in 100km) 00:03 NOAIG
1018029 0 23 Oct 2013 15:38 4M, 22.2km N/A 900 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 NOAIG
1018034 0 23 Oct 2013 15:38 4.5M, 44.96km N/A 880 thousand (in 100km) 01:42 NEIC
1018035 0 23 Oct 2013 15:38 4.5M, 5km N/A 820 thousand (in 100km) 01:43 EMSC
1018036 0 23 Oct 2013 15:38 4.5M, 10km N/A 880 thousand (in 100km) 02:01 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 Greece , Region of Peloponnisos (population 1,079,573) . The nearest places are Pátrai, and Amaliás.

Radius Population
100 km 910000 people
75 km 560000 people
50 km 270000 people
20 km 130000 people
10 km 42000 people
5 km 8000 people
2 km 2200 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Greece Peloponnisos 1.1 million people
Greece Ionian Islands 190000 people
Greece Central Greece and Evvoia -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Amaliás Ileia Greece City - 4 km
Pátrai Achaia Greece Major city - 64 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
Andravida PYR 17 Mil. Paved Yes 10100 19 km
Zakinthos ZTH 4 Civ. Paved Yes 7200 40 km
Araxos GPA 15 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 44 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Katakolon GRKAK Greece 12 km
Killini Greece 25 km

More information

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