M 4.5 in Greece on 17 Sep 2014 12:33 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: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.79 , 21.21
Event Date: 17 Sep 2014 12:33 UTC
17 Sep 2014 15:33 Local
Exposed Population:
1538001 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=400303
Inserted at: 17 Sep 2014 14:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=400303 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
1060486 0 17 Sep 2014 12:33 4.3M, 10km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:03 NOAIG
1060489 0 17 Sep 2014 12:33 4.2M, 18.7km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:19 NOAIG
1060490 0 17 Sep 2014 12:33 4.6M, 11.4km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:29 NEIC
1060491 0 17 Sep 2014 12:33 4.5M, 2km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 01:30 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 Macedonia (population 2,267,051) . The nearest places are Bitola, and �no Mel�s.

Radius Population
100 km 1.5 million people
75 km 1 million people
50 km 440000 people
20 km 27000 people
10 km 14000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Macedonia Greece 2.3 million people
Macedonia Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
�no Mel�s Kastoria Greece Village - 5 km
Bitola Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Major city 85000 people 31 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
Florina 640 13 km
Logovardi 592 32 km
Aristoteles KSO 665 Civ. Paved Yes 5300 34 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Strezevo Semenica 1982 44 km

More information

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