M 4.8 in Greece on 05 Feb 2016 23:01 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: 15 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.71 , 25.79
Event Date: 05 Feb 2016 23:01 UTC
06 Feb 2016 01:01 Local
Exposed Population:
341320 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=486848
Inserted at: 06 Feb 2016 07:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.1 0.1
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=486848 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
1118622 0 05 Feb 2016 23:01 4.6M, 10km N/A 360 thousand (in 100km) 00:02 NOAIG
1118625 0.1 05 Feb 2016 23:01 4.8M, 10km N/A 340 thousand (in 100km) 00:11 EMSC
1118627 0 05 Feb 2016 23:01 4.5M, 16.9km N/A 360 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 NOAIG
1118628 0 05 Feb 2016 23:01 4.7M, 10km N/A 360 thousand (in 100km) 00:25 NEIC
1118662 0.1 05 Feb 2016 23:01 4.8M, 15km N/A 340 thousand (in 100km) 08:41 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 Crete (population 537,807) . The nearest places are Heraklion, and Koutsoun�ra.

Radius Population
100 km 360000 people
75 km 140000 people
50 km 73000 people
20 km 16000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Crete Greece 540000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Koutsoun�ra Greece Village - 15 km
Heraklion Irakleio Greece Major city 130000 people 81 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
Sitia JSH 122 Civ. Paved No 2300 44 km
Kasteli 360 Mil. Paved Yes 8000 57 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ierapetra Greece 16 km
Aghios Nikolaos Greece 37 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Bramianos Bramianos 1986 21 km

More information

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