M 4.8 in Türkiye on 16 Feb 2015 11:52 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: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.21 , 30
Event Date: 16 Feb 2015 11:52 UTC
16 Feb 2015 13:52 Local
Exposed Population:
2096828 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=427628
Inserted at: 16 Feb 2015 16:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.1 0.1
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=427628 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
1071866 0 16 Feb 2015 11:52 4.4M, 10km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 00:06 NOAIG
1071867 0 16 Feb 2015 11:52 4.6M, 5km N/A 2 million (in 100km) 00:06 KOERI
1071869 0 16 Feb 2015 11:52 4.6M, 5km N/A 2 million (in 100km) 00:10 EMSC
1071870 0.1 16 Feb 2015 11:52 4.7M, 28km N/A 2 million (in 100km) 00:13 EMSC
1071871 0.1 16 Feb 2015 11:52 4.7M, 10km N/A 2 million (in 100km) 00:20 NEIC
1071890 0.1 16 Feb 2015 11:52 4.8M, 10km N/A 2.1 million (in 100km) 04:43 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 Burdur (population 276,690) . The nearest places are Denizli, Tefenni, and �altepe.

Radius Population
100 km 1.8 million people
75 km 990000 people
50 km 230000 people
20 km 44000 people
10 km 1100 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Burdur Turkey 280000 people
Denizli Turkey 820000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tefenni Burdur Turkey Village 5300 people 10 km
�altepe Burdur Turkey Village - 12 km
Denizli Denizli Turkey Major city 310000 people 69 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
Cardak DNZ 851 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 45 km
Carkak Highway Strip 884 50 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Fethiye TRFET Turkey 98 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Karamanli Degirmen 1974 13 km

More information

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