Overall Green Earthquake alert in Greece on 29 Nov 2016 00:19 UTC

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M 4.5 in Greece on 29 Nov 2016 00:19 UTC

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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:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	34.8451 , 23.2475
Event Date:	29 Nov 2016 00:19 UTC 29 Nov 2016 02:19 Local
Exposed Population:	About 20408 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10007d0q
Inserted at:	29 Nov 2016 00:46 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us10007d0q	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
1148535	29 Nov 2016 00:19	4.3M, 10km	N/A	20 thousand (in 100km)	00:03	NOAIG
1148538	29 Nov 2016 00:19	4.3M, 11.8km	N/A	30 thousand (in 100km)	00:24	NOAIG
1148539	29 Nov 2016 00:19	4.5M, 10km	N/A	20 thousand (in 100km)	00:26	NEIC

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 Palaiokhóra, Áyios Pandeleimon, Bandourianá, Elos, Kandanos Kriti, Livadhás, Kándanos, and Ámbelos.

Radius	Population
100 km	25000 people
75 km	7900 people
50 km	no people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Crete	Greece	540000 people
Central Greece and Evvoia	Greece	-
Peloponnisos	Greece	1.1 million people
Aegean Islands	Greece	460000 people
Darnah	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	110000 people
Al Jabal al Akhdar	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	460000 people
Al Fatih	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	100000 people
Tubruq	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	94000 people
Banghazi	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	850000 people
Ionian Islands	Greece	190000 people
Marsa Matruh	Egypt	190000 people
Ajdabiya	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	100000 people
Mugla	Turkey	610000 people
Thessalia	Greece	730000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Palaiokhóra		Greece	Village	-	54 km
Áyios Pandeleimon		Greece	Village	-	55 km
Bandourianá	Chania	Greece	Village	-	64 km
Elos	Chania	Greece	Village	-	64 km
Kandanos Kriti		Greece	Village	-	64 km
Livadhás	Chania	Greece	Village	-	65 km
Kándanos	Chania	Greece	Village	-	66 km
Ámbelos		Greece	Village	-	67 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Gavdhos Island		Greece	68 km
Kastelli		Greece	76 km

More information

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