M 4.6 in Greece on 30 Aug 2015 13:28 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: 21 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.83 , 21.34
Event Date: 30 Aug 2015 13:28 UTC
30 Aug 2015 16:28 Local
Exposed Population:
903312 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=456920
Inserted at: 30 Aug 2015 15:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=456920 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
1093755 0 30 Aug 2015 13:28 4.1M, 5km N/A 920 thousand (in 100km) 00:02 NOAIG
1093760 0 30 Aug 2015 13:28 4.4M, 25.6km N/A 900 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 NOAIG
1093766 0 30 Aug 2015 13:28 4.7M, 8.84km N/A 850 thousand (in 100km) 01:23 NEIC
1093770 0 30 Aug 2015 13:28 4.6M, 21km N/A 900 thousand (in 100km) 02:02 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 Pátrai, and Amaliás.

Radius Population
100 km 920000 people
75 km 560000 people
50 km 280000 people
20 km 140000 people
10 km 43000 people
5 km 30000 people
2 km 15000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Greece Peloponnisos 1.1 million people
Greece Ionian Islands 190000 people
Greece Central Greece and Evvoia -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Amaliás Ileia Greece City - 2 km
Pátrai Achaia Greece Major city - 59 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 16 km
Araxos GPA 15 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 40 km
Zakinthos ZTH 4 Civ. Paved Yes 7200 43 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Katakolon GRKAK Greece 16 km
Killini Greece 24 km

More information

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