M 4.1 in Türkiye on 21 Oct 2014 03:03 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: 4.1M
Depth: 14.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.1667 , 27.1073
Event Date: 21 Oct 2014 03:03 UTC
21 Oct 2014 06:03 Local
Exposed Population:
4838317 people within 100km
Source: KOERI 2014102130355.
Inserted at: 21 Oct 2014 03:10 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
KOERI 0 0
2014102130355. 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
1062889 0 21 Oct 2014 03:03 4.1M, 10km N/A 5.1 million (in 100km) 00:04 NOAIG
1062890 0 21 Oct 2014 03:03 4.1M, 14.6km N/A 4.8 million (in 100km) 00:06 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 Izmir (population 2,925,147) . The nearest places are Izmir, Cumaovasi, and Çileme.

Radius Population
100 km 4.8 million people
75 km 4.2 million people
50 km 3 million people
20 km 350000 people
10 km 25000 people
5 km 3900 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Izmir Turkey 2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Cumaovasi Izmir Turkey Village - 6 km
Çileme Izmir Turkey Village - 7 km
Izmir Izmir Turkey Major city 2.2 million people 29 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
Adnan Menderes ADB 132 Civ. Paved Yes 10600 14 km
Gaziemir 126 Mil. Paved Yes 4400 17 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Izmir Turkey 28 km
Sigacik Turkey 29 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tahtali Tahtali 1996 7 km

More information

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