M 4.6 in Türkiye on 23 Jan 2015 10:19 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: 5 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.06 , 28.59
Event Date: 23 Jan 2015 10:19 UTC
23 Jan 2015 12:19 Local
Exposed Population:
3314594 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=423851
Inserted at: 23 Jan 2015 10:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=423851 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
1070198 0 23 Jan 2015 10:19 4.4M, 10km N/A 3.2 million (in 100km) 00:06 NOAIG
1070199 0 23 Jan 2015 10:19 4.5M, 5km N/A 3.3 million (in 100km) 00:09 KOERI
1070200 0 23 Jan 2015 10:19 4.5M, 5km N/A 3.3 million (in 100km) 00:14 EMSC
1070202 0 23 Jan 2015 10:19 4.6M, 5km N/A 3.3 million (in 100km) 00:29 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 Bursa (population 1,740,190) . The nearest places are Balikesir, Bursa, and Yolagzi.

Radius Population
100 km 3.2 million people
75 km 2.4 million people
50 km 470000 people
20 km 150000 people
10 km 57000 people
5 km 3900 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bursa Turkey 1.7 million people
Balikesir Turkey 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Yolagzi Bursa Turkey Village - 5 km
Bursa Bursa Turkey Major city 1.4 million people 62 km
Balikesir Balikesir Turkey Major city 230000 people 66 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
Bandirma BDM 51 Civ. Paved No 9900 39 km
Bursa BTZ 101 Civ. Paved Yes 4500 57 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Bandirma TRBDM Turkey 42 km
Imrali Island Turkey 48 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Demirtas Ballikaya 1983 68 km

More information

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