M 4.8 in Greece on 12 Feb 2014 10:34 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: 4.8M
Depth: 9.94 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.22 , 20.26
Event Date: 12 Feb 2014 10:34 UTC
12 Feb 2014 12:34 Local
Exposed Population:
228750 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 12 Feb 2014 11:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 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
1041401 0 12 Feb 2014 10:34 4.5M, 5km N/A 330 thousand (in 100km) 00:02 NOAIG
1041403 0 12 Feb 2014 10:34 4.5M, 2km N/A 230 thousand (in 100km) 00:08 EMSC
1041404 0 12 Feb 2014 10:34 4.7M, 2km N/A 290 thousand (in 100km) 00:11 EMSC
1041408 0 12 Feb 2014 10:34 4.6M, 2km N/A 290 thousand (in 100km) 00:35 EMSC
1041411 0 12 Feb 2014 10:34 4.8M, 9.94km N/A 230 thousand (in 100km) 00:55 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 Ionian Islands (population 192,059) .

Radius Population
100 km 330000 people
75 km 99000 people
50 km 43000 people
20 km 22000 people
10 km 5400 people
5 km 1600 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Greece Ionian Islands 190000 people
Greece Central Greece and Evvoia -
Greece Peloponnisos 1.1 million people
Greece Ipiros 340000 people

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
Argostolion EFL 18 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 16 km
Zakinthos ZTH 4 Civ. Paved Yes 7200 68 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cephalonia Island Greece 11 km
Argos (Argolis) GRARG Greece 13 km

More information

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