M 4.6 in Türkiye on 30 Oct 2014 14:35 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: 4.6M
Depth: 13 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.74 , 42.11
Event Date: 30 Oct 2014 14:35 UTC
30 Oct 2014 16:35 Local
Exposed Population:
1549321 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=406358
Inserted at: 30 Oct 2014 20:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=406358 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
1063500 0 30 Oct 2014 14:35 4.4M, 5km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:05 KOERI
1063525 0 30 Oct 2014 14:35 4.6M, 13km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 06:12 EMSC
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 Bitlis (population 358,337) . The nearest places are Erzurum, and G�zelsu.

Radius Population
100 km 1.5 million people
75 km 910000 people
50 km 510000 people
20 km 64000 people
10 km 15000 people
5 km 5000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bitlis Turkey 360000 people
Mus Turkey 410000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
G�zelsu Bitlis Turkey Village - 3 km
Erzurum Erzurum Turkey Major city 420000 people 148 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
Tatvan 1486 28 km
Mus MSR 1463 Civ. Paved Yes 11600 42 km

More information

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