M 4.8 in Türkiye on 29 Oct 2015 09:46 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: 4.8M
Depth: 9.69 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.1474 , 43.8447
Event Date: 29 Oct 2015 09:46 UTC
29 Oct 2015 12:46 Local
Exposed Population:
1659245 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Oct 2015 10:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1104010 0 29 Oct 2015 09:46 4.5M, 1.7km N/A 1.6 million (in 100km) 00:07 KOERI
1104012 0.1 29 Oct 2015 09:46 4.8M, 5km N/A 1.6 million (in 100km) 00:11 EMSC
1104013 0.1 29 Oct 2015 09:46 4.8M, 2km N/A 1.6 million (in 100km) 00:13 EMSC
1104014 0.1 29 Oct 2015 09:46 4.8M, 9.69km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 00:22 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 Turkey , Province of Van (population 691,928) . The nearest places are Yerevan, and Babacan.

Radius Population
100 km 1.6 million people
75 km 880000 people
50 km 370000 people
20 km 70000 people
10 km 11000 people
5 km 2000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Van Turkey 690000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Babacan Van Turkey Village - 4 km
Yerevan Armenia Capital 1.1 million people 133 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
Van VAN 1668 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 80 km
Agri AJI 1659 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 86 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kockopru Zilan 1992 35 km
Sarimehmet Karasu 1991 36 km

More information

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