M 4.5 in Greece on 27 Apr 2015 14:16 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 35 , 26.8477
Event Date: 27 Apr 2015 14:16 UTC
27 Apr 2015 16:16 Local
Exposed Population:
About 33477 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 27 Apr 2015 17:05 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1077951 0 27 Apr 2015 14:16 4M, 11km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 NOAIG
1077964 0 27 Apr 2015 14:16 4.5M, 10km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 02:48 NEIC
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 Aegean Islands (population 456,800) . The nearest places are and Heraklion.

Radius Population
100 km 65000 people
75 km 29000 people
50 km 6300 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aegean Islands Greece 460000 people
Crete Greece 540000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Heraklion Irakleio Greece Major city 130000 people 151 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
Essey KSJ 10 Civ. Paved No 3200 30 km
Karpathos AOK 6 Civ. Paved Yes 6800 43 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kasos Island Greece 22 km
Karpathos Island Greece 55 km
Sitia GRJSH Greece 60 km

More information

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