M 4.6 in Italy on 29 Aug 2015 20:25 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: 4.6M
Depth: 10.49 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.4762 , 12.1812
Event Date: 29 Aug 2015 20:25 UTC
29 Aug 2015 21:25 Local
Exposed Population:
504564 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Aug 2015 21:48 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
1093718 0 29 Aug 2015 20:25 4.6M, 10.49km N/A 500 thousand (in 100km) 01:22 NEIC
1093746 0 29 Aug 2015 20:25 4.6M, 10km N/A 550 thousand (in 100km) 12:44 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 Italy , Region of Sicilia (population 5,201,680) . The nearest places are and Palermo.

Radius Population
100 km 500000 people
75 km 140000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sicilia Italy 5.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Palermo Sicilia (Sicily) Italy Major city 660000 people 111 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
Trapani Birgi TPS 7 Mil. Paved Yes 7900 68 km
Punta Raisi PMO 20 Civ. Paved Yes 11200 87 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Levanso Island Italy 55 km
Marettimo Island Italy 58 km
Trapani ITTPS Italy 58 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Rubino Fastaia 1971 81 km

More information

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