M 4.5 in Greece on 21 Sep 2014 00:43 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: 4.5M
Depth: 15.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.3577 , 21.8443
Event Date: 21 Sep 2014 00:43 UTC
21 Sep 2014 03:43 Local
Exposed Population:
1076900 people within 100km
Source: NOAIG 17F02890
Inserted at: 21 Sep 2014 01:17 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NOAIG 0 0
17F02890 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
1060705 0 21 Sep 2014 00:43 4.7M, 5km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:03 NOAIG
1060707 0 21 Sep 2014 00:43 4.9M, 1km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:05 EMSC
1060709 0 21 Sep 2014 00:43 4.7M, 10km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 00:17 EMSC
1060711 0 21 Sep 2014 00:43 5.2M, 23.9km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:25 NEIC
1060714 0 21 Sep 2014 00:43 4.5M, 15.6km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:33 NOAIG
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, Andirrion, Rion, and Rio.

Radius Population
100 km 1.1 million people
75 km 710000 people
50 km 460000 people
20 km 210000 people
10 km 61000 people
5 km 20000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Andirrion Greece Village - 2 km
Rion Achaia Greece Village - 4 km
Rio Greece Village - 4 km
P�trai Achaia Greece Major city - 11 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
Araxos GPA 15 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 37 km
Dhokimion 47 46 km
Agrinion AGQ 30 Mil. Paved No 9600 48 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Drepano Greece 7 km
Navpaktos GRNPK Greece 8 km
Patras GRGPA Greece 11 km
Krionerion Greece 16 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Mornos Mornos 1976 37 km
Evinos Evinos 1998 38 km

More information

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