M 4.6 in Greece on 17 Nov 2015 11:57 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: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.67 , 20.45
Event Date: 17 Nov 2015 11:57 UTC
17 Nov 2015 13:57 Local
Exposed Population:
462451 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=470450
Inserted at: 17 Nov 2015 15:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=470450 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
1106860 0 17 Nov 2015 11:57 4.3M, 5km N/A 530 thousand (in 100km) 00:01 NOAIG
1106872 0 17 Nov 2015 11:57 4.7M, 10km N/A 480 thousand (in 100km) 00:38 NEIC
1106873 0 17 Nov 2015 11:57 4.5M, 0km N/A 470 thousand (in 100km) 00:39 EMSC
1106884 0 17 Nov 2015 11:57 4.4M, 9.9km N/A 510 thousand (in 100km) 01:14 NOAIG
1106885 0 17 Nov 2015 11:57 4.6M, 0km N/A 500 thousand (in 100km) 01:18 EMSC
1106901 0 17 Nov 2015 11:57 4.7M, 10km N/A 450 thousand (in 100km) 02:30 EMSC
1106913 0 17 Nov 2015 11:57 4.6M, 2km N/A 460 thousand (in 100km) 04:00 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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