M 5.3 in Greece on 17 Nov 2015 08:33 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: 5.3M
Depth: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.74 , 20.4
Event Date: 17 Nov 2015 08:33 UTC
17 Nov 2015 10:33 Local
Exposed Population:
455215 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=470409
Inserted at: 17 Nov 2015 10:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.3 0.3
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=470409 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
1106815 0.2 17 Nov 2015 08:33 5.2M, 5km N/A 500 thousand (in 100km) 00:03 NOAIG
1106819 0.2 17 Nov 2015 08:33 5.2M, 2km N/A 660 thousand (in 100km) 00:11 EMSC
1106820 0.3 17 Nov 2015 08:33 5.4M, 9.24km N/A 490 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 NEIC
1106827 0.2 17 Nov 2015 08:33 5.1M, 8.7km N/A 530 thousand (in 100km) 00:58 NOAIG
1106840 0.3 17 Nov 2015 08:33 5.3M, 2km N/A 460 thousand (in 100km) 01:41 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, and �yios P�tros.

Radius Population
100 km 500000 people
75 km 270000 people
50 km 82000 people
20 km 11000 people
10 km 3700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Ionian Islands Greece 190000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
�yios P�tros Lefkada Greece Village - 8 km
P�trai Achaia Greece Major city - 115 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 40 km
Argostolion EFL 18 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 56 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Meganisi Greece 23 km
Levkas GRLEV Greece 28 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Stratos Acheloos 1988 70 km
Kastraki Acheloos 1969 75 km
Pournari Arachthos 1981 76 km

More information

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