M 4.5 in Greece on 18 Apr 2015 13:36 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: 18 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.88 , 21.44
Event Date: 18 Apr 2015 13:36 UTC
18 Apr 2015 16:36 Local
Exposed Population:
934785 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=437362
Inserted at: 18 Apr 2015 20:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=437362 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
1076701 0 18 Apr 2015 13:36 4.2M, 5km N/A 930 thousand (in 100km) 00:04 NOAIG
1076706 0 18 Apr 2015 13:36 4.5M, 52.3km N/A 930 thousand (in 100km) 00:26 NEIC
1076708 0 18 Apr 2015 13:36 4.5M, 2km N/A 880 thousand (in 100km) 00:26 EMSC
1076709 0 18 Apr 2015 13:36 4.3M, 36.3km N/A 930 thousand (in 100km) 00:30 NOAIG
1076742 0 18 Apr 2015 13:36 4.5M, 18km N/A 930 thousand (in 100km) 06:39 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 Greece , Region of Peloponnisos (population 1,079,573) . The nearest places are P�trai, and Khav�rion.

Radius Population
100 km 920000 people
75 km 600000 people
50 km 410000 people
20 km 110000 people
10 km 16000 people
5 km 2200 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Peloponnisos Greece 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Khav�rion Ileia Greece City - 6 km
P�trai Achaia Greece Major city - 49 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
Andravida PYR 17 Mil. Paved Yes 10100 8 km
Araxos GPA 15 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 28 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Killini Greece 20 km
Katakolon GRKAK Greece 29 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Pinios Ilias Pinios Ilias 1968 5 km

More information

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