M 4 in Türkiye on 28 Sep 2014 08:22 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: 4.0M
Depth: 5 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.8475 , 41.0023
Event Date: 28 Sep 2014 08:22 UTC
28 Sep 2014 11:22 Local
Exposed Population:
1377871 people within 100km
Source: KOERI 2014092882215.
Inserted at: 28 Sep 2014 08:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
KOERI 0 0
2014092882215. 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
1061206 0 28 Sep 2014 08:22 4M, 5km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:08 KOERI
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 Turkey , Province of Bingol (population 272,421) . The nearest places are Erzurum, and Ardusin.

Radius Population
100 km 1.4 million people
75 km 690000 people
50 km 370000 people
20 km 35000 people
10 km 8500 people
5 km 2000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bingol Turkey 270000 people
Mus Turkey 410000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ardusin Bingol Turkey Village - 4 km
Erzurum Erzurum Turkey Major city 420000 people 119 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
Mus West 1219 42 km
Mus MSR 1463 Civ. Paved Yes 11600 59 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Gayt Gayt 1991 60 km

More information

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