Overall Green Earthquake alert in Türkiye on 12 Sep 2016 09:29 UTC

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M 4.5 in Türkiye on 12 Sep 2016 09:29 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:	13 Km
Lat/Lon:	38.89 , 27.73
Event Date:	12 Sep 2016 09:29 UTC 12 Sep 2016 12:29 Local
Exposed Population:	5512281 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC 530109
Inserted at:	12 Sep 2016 14:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
EMSC	0		0
530109	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

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1139694	12 Sep 2016 09:29	4.6M, 10km	N/A	2.7 million (in 100km)	00:04	NOAIG
1139696	12 Sep 2016 09:29	4.6M, 10km	N/A	5.5 million (in 100km)	00:13	EMSC
1139737	12 Sep 2016 09:29	4.5M, 13km	N/A	5.5 million (in 100km)	05:10	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 Turkey , Province of Manisa (population 1,253,110) . The nearest places are Yayakirildik, Baslamis, Akhisar, Gökçeahmet, Dagdere, Kocakagan, Mestanlar, Kavakalan, Selendi, and Akkocali.

Radius	Population
100 km	2.7 million people
75 km	1.5 million people
50 km	510000 people
20 km	110000 people
10 km	7700 people
5 km	1200 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Manisa	Turkey	1.3 million people
Balikesir	Turkey	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Yayakirildik	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	10 km
Baslamis	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	12 km
Akhisar	Manisa	Turkey	City	84000 people	13 km
Gökçeahmet	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	14 km
Dagdere	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	14 km
Kocakagan	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	14 km
Mestanlar	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	15 km
Kavakalan	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	18 km
Selendi	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	22 km
Akkocali	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	23 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
Akhisar Tsa		130				0	11 km
Akhisar		75	Mil.	Paved	Yes	9800	21 km
Balikesir	BZI	101	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	73 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Caygoren	Simav	1971	40 km
Demirkopru	Gediz	1960	48 km
Sevisler	Yagcili	1981	49 km
Guzelhisar	Guzelhisar	1982	78 km

More information

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