M 4.5 in Syrian Arab Republic on 10 Feb 2015 03:24 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: 4.5M
Depth: 1.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.7552 , 40.4495
Event Date: 10 Feb 2015 03:24 UTC
10 Feb 2015 05:24 Local
Exposed Population:
1378721 people within 100km
Source: KOERI 2015021032456.
Inserted at: 10 Feb 2015 03:34 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
KOERI 0 0
2015021032456. 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
1071425 0 10 Feb 2015 03:24 4.5M, 1.4km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:09 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 Syrian Arab Republic , Province of Dayr az Zawr (population 621,876) .

Radius Population
100 km 1.4 million people
75 km 910000 people
50 km 310000 people
20 km 30000 people
10 km 9700 people
5 km 2500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Dayr az Zawr Syrian Arab Republic 620000 people
Al Hasakah Syrian Arab Republic 1 million people

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
Kameshli DEZ 213 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 58 km

More information

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