M 4.6 in Greece on 07 Mar 2014 17:43 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: 4.6M
Depth: 16.92 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.8306 , 21.5659
Event Date: 07 Mar 2014 17:43 UTC
07 Mar 2014 19:43 Local
Exposed Population:
340534 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 08 Mar 2014 15:41 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
1043181 0 07 Mar 2014 17:44 4.6M, 56.26km N/A 340 thousand (in 100km) 01:26 NEIC
1043182 0 07 Mar 2014 17:44 4.6M, 52km N/A 380 thousand (in 100km) 01:34 EMSC
1043246 0 07 Mar 2014 17:43 4.6M, 16.92km N/A 340 thousand (in 100km) 21:57 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 Peloponnisos (population 1,079,573) . The nearest places are P�trai, P�los, and Methoni.

Radius Population
100 km 340000 people
75 km 190000 people
50 km 91000 people
20 km 5500 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Peloponnisos Greece 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
P�los Greece Village - 14 km
Methoni Greece Village - 15 km
P�trai Achaia Greece Major city - 152 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
Kalamata KLX 8 Mil. Paved Yes 8700 47 km
Sparti SPJ 152 Civ. Paved No 3200 88 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Pylos GRPYL Greece 13 km
Navarino GRNAV Greece 14 km
Methoni GRMET Greece 15 km

More information

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