M 4.9 in Crete, Greece on 04 Oct 2014 12:27 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: 4.9M
Depth: 48.69 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.1 , 26.24
Event Date: 04 Oct 2014 12:27 UTC
04 Oct 2014 15:27 Local
Exposed Population:
142673 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 04 Oct 2014 13:00 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
1061606 0 04 Oct 2014 12:27 4.7M, 10km N/A 110 thousand (in 100km) 00:03 NOAIG
1061608 0 04 Oct 2014 12:27 4.6M, 7.5km N/A 130 thousand (in 100km) 00:07 KOERI
1061609 0 04 Oct 2014 12:27 4.7M, 71km N/A 120 thousand (in 100km) 00:14 EMSC
1061612 n.a 04 Oct 2014 12:27 4.5M, 30.3km N/A 160 thousand (in 100km) 00:25 NOAIG
1061613 0 04 Oct 2014 12:27 4.9M, 48.69km N/A 140 thousand (in 100km) 00:32 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 Crete (population 537,807) . The nearest places are Heraklion, and Káto Zákros.

Radius Population
100 km 110000 people
75 km 72000 people
50 km 26000 people
20 km 4500 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Crete Greece 540000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Káto Zákros Lasithi Greece Village - 10 km
Heraklion Irakleio Greece Major city 130000 people 114 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
Sitia JSH 122 Civ. Paved No 2300 26 km
Essey KSJ 10 Civ. Paved No 3200 60 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sitia GRJSH Greece 23 km
Kasos Island Greece 54 km
Ierapetra Greece 58 km
Aghios Nikolaos Greece 59 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Bramianos Bramianos 1986 61 km

More information

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