M 4.8 in Georgia on 12 Jul 2016 10:14 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.37 , 44.04
Event Date: 12 Jul 2016 10:14 UTC
12 Jul 2016 14:14 Local
Exposed Population:
2191627 people within 100km
Source: EMSC 517838
Inserted at: 12 Jul 2016 12:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
517838 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
1133624 0 12 Jul 2016 10:14 4.8M, 1km N/A 2 million (in 100km) 00:09 EMSC
1133626 0 12 Jul 2016 10:14 4.7M, 2km N/A 2.2 million (in 100km) 00:19 EMSC
1133628 0 12 Jul 2016 10:14 4.8M, 10km N/A 2.5 million (in 100km) 00:27 NEIC
1133650 0 12 Jul 2016 10:14 4.8M, 10km N/A 2.2 million (in 100km) 02:22 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 Georgia , Autonomous Region of T'bilisi. The nearest places are Kvemo-Karabulakhi, Imeni Molotova, Dmanisi, Darbazi, Bezaklo, Alekseyevka, Bediani, Vardisubani, Karaklisi, and Tsalka.

Radius Population
100 km 2.5 million people
75 km 720000 people
50 km 160000 people
20 km 27000 people
10 km 5600 people
5 km 1200 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
T'bilisi Georgia -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kvemo-Karabulakhi Georgia Village - 7 km
Imeni Molotova Georgia Village - 12 km
Dmanisi Georgia City 3000 people 13 km
Darbazi Georgia Village - 14 km
Bezaklo Georgia Village - 18 km
Alekseyevka Georgia Village - 18 km
Bediani Georgia Village <1000 people 18 km
Vardisubani Georgia Village - 18 km
Karaklisi Georgia Village - 19 km
Tsalka Georgia City 1500 people 19 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
Kalinino 1524 0 38 km
Stepanavan International 1474 0 46 km
Kuba unknown 0 51 km
Tbilisi-Marneuli 398 0 53 km
Stepanavan 1448 0 53 km
Akhalkalaki 1733 0 57 km
Tbilisi Soganlug 352 0 68 km
Tbilisi - Novo Alekseyevka TBS 503 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 71 km
Tskhinvali South 732 0 79 km
Shirak 1539 0 81 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Khrami 1 Khrami 1948 20 km
Algheti Algheti 1982 35 km

More information

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