M 4.5 in Greece on 27 Aug 2015 16:01 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: 40.7991 , 21.2224
Event Date: 27 Aug 2015 16:01 UTC
27 Aug 2015 19:01 Local
Exposed Population:
1538001 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 27 Aug 2015 21:36 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
1093482 0 27 Aug 2015 16:01 4M, 10km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:02 NOAIG
1093504 0 27 Aug 2015 16:01 4.5M, 10km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 05:34 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 Macedonia (population 2,267,051) . The nearest places are Bitola, and Áno Melás.

Radius Population
100 km 1.5 million people
75 km 1000000 people
50 km 460000 people
20 km 24000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Macedonia Greece 2.3 million people
Macedonia Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of -
Korce Albania 210000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Áno Melás Kastoria Greece Village - 5 km
Bitola Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Major city 85000 people 31 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
Florina 640 17 km
Logovardi 592 33 km
Aristoteles KSO 665 Civ. Paved Yes 5300 35 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Strezevo Semenica 1982 43 km

More information

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