M 4.5 in Greece on 12 Dec 2015 08:34 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.7914 , 21.0804
Event Date: 12 Dec 2015 08:34 UTC
12 Dec 2015 10:34 Local
Exposed Population:
783713 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 12 Dec 2015 11:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1111248 0 12 Dec 2015 08:34 4.3M, 5.2km N/A 830 thousand (in 100km) 00:01 NOAIG
1111252 0 12 Dec 2015 08:34 4.5M, 2km N/A 780 thousand (in 100km) 00:13 EMSC
1111253 0 12 Dec 2015 08:34 4.6M, 25.3km N/A 810 thousand (in 100km) 00:16 NOAIG
1111270 0 12 Dec 2015 08:34 4.5M, 10km N/A 780 thousand (in 100km) 03:04 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 Greece , Region of Peloponnisos (population 1,079,573) . The nearest places are Pátrai, and Gastoúni.

Radius Population
100 km 830000 people
75 km 560000 people
50 km 270000 people
20 km 90000 people
10 km 38000 people
5 km 12000 people
2 km <1000 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
Gastoúni Ileia Greece City 5900 people 5 km
Pátrai Achaia Greece Major city - 65 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 13 km
Zakinthos ZTH 4 Civ. Paved Yes 7200 29 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Killini Greece 9 km
Katakolon GRKAK Greece 25 km
Zakinthos Greece 26 km
Zante GRZAN Greece 28 km

More information

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