M 5.5 in Cyprus on 15 Apr 2015 08:25 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: 5.5M
Depth: 20 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.74 , 32.39
Event Date: 15 Apr 2015 08:25 UTC
15 Apr 2015 11:25 Local
Exposed Population:
401637 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=436700
Inserted at: 15 Apr 2015 09:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.3 0.3
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=436700 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
1076253 0.3 15 Apr 2015 08:25 5.5M, 10km N/A 320 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 NEIC
1076254 0.3 15 Apr 2015 08:25 5.5M, 50km N/A 280 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 EMSC
1076255 0.3 15 Apr 2015 08:25 5.5M, 10km N/A 270 thousand (in 100km) 00:23 EMSC
1076257 0.3 15 Apr 2015 08:25 5.5M, 20km N/A 270 thousand (in 100km) 00:59 EMSC
1076258 0.3 15 Apr 2015 08:25 5.5M, 20km N/A 400 thousand (in 100km) 01:14 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 Cyprus , District of Paphos (population 66,752) . The nearest places are Nicosia, and Peyia.

Radius Population
100 km 370000 people
75 km 250000 people
50 km 63000 people
20 km 41000 people
10 km 1800 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Paphos Cyprus 67000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Peyia Paphos Cyprus Village - 6 km
Nicosia Nicosia Cyprus Capital 42000 people 103 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
Paphos International PFO 12 Civ. Paved Yes 8800 23 km
Episkopi EPK unknown 58 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Paphos CYPFO Cyprus 16 km
Latchi CYLAT Cyprus 24 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Evretou Stavros tis Psokas 1986 19 km

More information

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