M 4.8 in Greece on 03 Oct 2014 15:12 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: 40.02 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.97 , 21.75
Event Date: 03 Oct 2014 15:12 UTC
03 Oct 2014 18:12 Local
Exposed Population:
1022165 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 03 Oct 2014 15:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1061527 n.a 03 Oct 2014 15:12 4.9M, 10km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 00:03 NOAIG
1061529 0 03 Oct 2014 15:12 4.7M, 15km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 00:09 EMSC
1061530 0 03 Oct 2014 15:12 4.7M, 2km N/A 990 thousand (in 100km) 00:12 EMSC
1061534 0 03 Oct 2014 15:12 4.6M, 31.3km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 00:21 NOAIG
1061535 0.1 03 Oct 2014 15:12 4.8M, 40.02km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 00:26 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, and Khi�na.

Radius Population
100 km 1 million people
75 km 660000 people
50 km 500000 people
20 km 25000 people
10 km 3700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Peloponnisos Greece 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Khi�na Achaia Greece Village - 7 km
P�trai Achaia Greece Major city - 26 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 34 km
Andravida PYR 17 Mil. Paved Yes 10100 42 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kato Akhaia Greece 23 km
Patras GRGPA Greece 27 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Pinios Ilias Pinios Ilias 1968 30 km

More information

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