M 6.5 in Greece on 17 Nov 2015 07:10 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: 6.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.8 , 20.4
Event Date: 17 Nov 2015 07:10 UTC
17 Nov 2015 08:10 Local
Exposed Population:
520869 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=470390
Inserted at: 17 Nov 2015 07:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
EMSC 0.7 0.2 0.7
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=470390 Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.16m  
  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
1106791 0.4 17 Nov 2015 07:10 5.6M, 10km N/A 530 thousand (in 100km) 00:02 EMSC
1106793 0.5 17 Nov 2015 07:10 6M, 5km N/A 530 thousand (in 100km) 00:03 NOAIG
1106795 0.4 17 Nov 2015 07:10 5.6M, 0km N/A 460 thousand (in 100km) 00:05 EMSC
1106797 0.4 17 Nov 2015 07:10 5.6M, 10km N/A 640 thousand (in 100km) 00:07 EMSC
1106800 0.6 17 Nov 2015 07:10 6.1M, 2km N/A 520 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 EMSC
1106801 0.5 17 Nov 2015 07:10 6.5M, 11.07km N/A 490 thousand (in 100km) 0.1m (at 00:21) 00:19 NEIC
1106803 0.5 17 Nov 2015 07:10 6M, 12.2km N/A 480 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 NOAIG
1106809 0.7 17 Nov 2015 07:10 6.5M, 10km N/A 520 thousand (in 100km) 0.2m (at 00:05) 00:41 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 Ionian Islands (population 192,059) . The nearest places are P�trai, Kond�raina, and �yios P�tros.

Radius Population
100 km 530000 people
75 km 360000 people
50 km 90000 people
20 km 14000 people
10 km 7700 people
5 km 3500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
�yios P�tros Lefkada Greece Village - 2 km
Kond�raina Lefkada Greece Village - 3 km
P�trai Achaia Greece Major city - 110 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
Aktion PVK 4 Mil. Paved Yes 9800 34 km
Argostolion EFL 18 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 59 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Meganisi Greece 17 km
Levkas GRLEV Greece 22 km
Kalamos Greece 27 km
Palairos Greece 28 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Stratos Acheloos 1988 64 km
Kastraki Acheloos 1969 68 km

More information

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