Overall Green Earthquake alert in Greece on 03 Oct 2016 02:34 UTC

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M 4.5 in Greece on 03 Oct 2016 02:34 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:	5 Km
Lat/Lon:	37.72 , 21.07
Event Date:	03 Oct 2016 02:34 UTC 03 Oct 2016 05:34 Local
Exposed Population:	543153 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC 534808
Inserted at:	03 Oct 2016 03:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
EMSC	0		0
534808	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
1141880	03 Oct 2016 02:34	4.2M, 10km	N/A	640 thousand (in 100km)	00:03	NOAIG
1141884	03 Oct 2016 02:34	4.5M, 21.44km	N/A	430 thousand (in 100km)	00:34	NEIC
1141886	03 Oct 2016 02:34	4.5M, 2km	N/A	540 thousand (in 100km)	00:40	EMSC
1141889	03 Oct 2016 02:34	4.5M, 5km	N/A	540 thousand (in 100km)	00:49	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 Peloponnisos (population 1,079,573) . The nearest places are Loutrá Killínis, Vartholomión, Vasilikó, Gastoúni, Neokhori, Killíni, Kavasilas, Zákinthos, Savalia, Andravídha, and Pátrai.

Radius	Population
100 km	640000 people
75 km	260000 people
50 km	180000 people
20 km	24000 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Peloponnisos	Greece	1.1 million people
Ionian Islands	Greece	190000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Loutrá Killínis		Greece	Village	-	8 km
Vartholomión	Ileia	Greece	Village	3200 people	12 km
Vasilikó		Greece	Village	-	13 km
Gastoúni	Ileia	Greece	City	5900 people	15 km
Neokhori	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	16 km
Killíni		Greece	Village	-	16 km
Kavasilas	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	16 km
Zákinthos	Zakynthos	Greece	Village	12000 people	18 km
Savalia	Ileia	Greece	Village	1100 people	19 km
Andravídha	Ileia	Greece	City	-	20 km
Sakynthos		Greece	Village	-	20 km
Kardhamás	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	21 km
Douneika		Greece	Village	-	21 km
Lekhainá	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	22 km
Amaliás	Ileia	Greece	City	-	22 km
Planos	Zakynthos	Greece	Village	-	23 km
Katákolon		Greece	Village	<1000 people	25 km
Khavárion	Ileia	Greece	City	-	26 km
Lithakiá	Zakynthos	Greece	Village	-	26 km
Kerion		Greece	Village	<1000 people	29 km
Khartáta	Zakynthos	Greece	Village	-	31 km
Pirgos	Ileia	Greece	City	20000 people	32 km
Aletraíika	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	33 km
Katastárion	Zakynthos	Greece	Village	-	33 km
Khimadhión	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	35 km
Várda	Ileia	Greece	Village	2600 people	35 km
Manolas	Ileia	Greece	Village	1200 people	35 km
Áno Loukávitsa	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	36 km
Skinária	Zakynthos	Greece	Village	-	38 km
Varvasaina	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	39 km
Epitalio		Greece	Village	-	39 km
Karatoulas	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	39 km
Volimais	Zakynthos	Greece	Village	-	40 km
Simopoulon		Greece	Village	-	42 km
Lápas	Achaia	Greece	Village	-	44 km
Pórtai	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	44 km
Epitálion	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	45 km
Skala	Kefallinia	Greece	Village	<1000 people	46 km
Anemokhori		Greece	Village	-	46 km
Máyiras	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	47 km
Platanos Llia		Greece	Village	-	48 km
Platanos	Ileia	Greece	Village	1200 people	48 km
Kréstena	Ileia	Greece	Village	5400 people	49 km
Poros	Kefallinia	Greece	Village	-	49 km
Makrisia	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	49 km
Ayia Trias Llia		Greece	Village	-	49 km
Araxos	Achaia	Greece	City	-	50 km
Neokhórion	Achaia	Greece	Village	-	51 km
Katsandonaiika	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	52 km
Mazaráki	Achaia	Greece	Village	-	53 km
Mileai	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	54 km
Lakkopetra	Achaia	Greece	Village	<1000 people	54 km
Lála	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	55 km
Káto Akhaïa	Achaia	Greece	City	-	56 km
Valsamáta		Greece	Village	-	56 km
Kaiafa spa		Greece	Village	-	57 km
Khióna	Achaia	Greece	Village	-	58 km
Brostovitsi	Achaia	Greece	Village	-	58 km
Zakháro	Ileia	Greece	City	-	59 km
Vasilaki		Greece	Village	-	60 km
Kakovatos		Greece	Village	-	61 km
Mikháta	Kefallinia	Greece	Village	-	61 km
Vasilikón	Achaia	Greece	Village	-	62 km
Vrachneika		Greece	Village	-	62 km
Lambia		Greece	Village	-	63 km
Palaiokhórion	Ileia	Greece	Village	-	64 km
Monastiráki	Arkadia	Greece	Village	-	65 km
Sámi	Kefallinia	Greece	Village	<1000 people	65 km
Vasilikon Akhaia		Greece	Village	-	66 km
Pouláta	Kefallinia	Greece	Village	-	66 km
Argostoli		Greece	Village	-	67 km
Janitsochori	Messinia	Greece	Village	-	67 km
Argostólion	Kefallinia	Greece	City	8200 people	68 km
Neochori		Greece	Village	-	69 km
Khalandrítsa	Achaia	Greece	Village	-	70 km
Elia Messinia		Greece	Village	-	70 km
Pátrai	Achaia	Greece	Major city	-	75 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
Zakinthos	ZTH	4	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	19 km
Andravida	PYR	17	Mil.	Paved	Yes	10100	23 km
Araxos	GPA	15	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	49 km
Argostolion	EFL	18	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	64 km
Agrinion	AGQ	30	Mil.	Paved	No	9600	92 km
Dhokimion		47				0	95 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Killini		Greece	17 km
Zakinthos		Greece	17 km
Zante	GRZAN	Greece	18 km
Katakolon	GRKAK	Greece	25 km
Keri		Greece	30 km
Kato Akhaia		Greece	56 km
Sami		Greece	65 km
Ithaca	GRITH	Greece	67 km
Argos (Argolis)	GRARG	Greece	69 km
Mesolongion		Greece	70 km
Ithaki		Greece	72 km
Patras	GRGPA	Greece	74 km
Cephalonia Island		Greece	75 km
Krionerion		Greece	75 km
Kiparissia		Greece	77 km
Assos		Greece	79 km
Filiatra		Greece	81 km
Astakos		Greece	83 km
Proti Island		Greece	90 km
Kalamos		Greece	96 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Pinios Ilias	Pinios Ilias	1968	33 km
	Ladhon	Ladhon	1955	78 km

More information

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