M 4.7 in Greece on 18 Feb 2016 02:40 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: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.83 , 26.36
Event Date: 18 Feb 2016 02:40 UTC
18 Feb 2016 04:40 Local
Exposed Population:
About 97574 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=489110
Inserted at: 18 Feb 2016 08:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=489110 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
1119805 n.a 18 Feb 2016 02:40 4.7M, 10km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 00:04 NOAIG
1119808 n.a 18 Feb 2016 02:40 4.7M, 28.1km N/A 130 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 NOAIG
1119809 0 18 Feb 2016 02:40 4.7M, 42km N/A 110 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 EMSC
1119811 0 18 Feb 2016 02:40 4.7M, 13km N/A 100 thousand (in 100km) 00:23 EMSC
1119833 0 18 Feb 2016 02:40 4.7M, 10km N/A 100 thousand (in 100km) 05:26 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 94000 people
75 km 68000 people
50 km 25000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Greece Crete 540000 people
Greece Aegean Islands 460000 people

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 38 km
Essey KSJ 10 Civ. Paved No 3200 68 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sitia GRJSH Greece 35 km
Kasos Island Greece 60 km
Ierapetra Greece 61 km
Aghios Nikolaos Greece 67 km

More information

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