M 4 in Greece on 17 May 2017 13:02 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: 4.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.5322 , 28.4689
Event Date: 17 May 2017 13:02 UTC
17 May 2017 15:02 Local
Exposed Population:
About 37000 people within 100km
Source: NOAIG 2017jpmf
Inserted at: 17 May 2017 13:05 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
2.5 (Greece)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NOAIG 0 0
2017jpmf Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1168145 0 17 May 2017 13:02 4M, 10km N/A 40 thousand (in 100km) 00:03 NOAIG
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 Aegean Islands (population 456,800) .

Radius Population
100 km 38000 people
75 km <1000 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
Aegean Islands Greece 460000 people
Mugla Turkey 610000 people
Antalya Turkey 1.2 million people
Denizli Turkey 820000 people
Burdur Turkey 280000 people
Crete Greece 540000 people
Aydin Turkey 900000 people
Afyon Turkey 800000 people
Izmir Turkey 2.9 million people
Isparta Turkey 470000 people
Manisa Turkey 1.3 million people
Usak Turkey 320000 people
Konya Turkey 1.9 million people
Paphos Cyprus 67000 people
Kutahya Turkey 630000 people
Nicosia Cyprus 270000 people
Icel Turkey 1.4 million people
Balikesir Turkey 1.1 million people
Limassol Cyprus 150000 people
Kyrenia Cyprus 38000 people
Eskisehir Turkey 700000 people
Bursa Turkey 1.7 million people
Bilecik Turkey 190000 people
Marsa Matruh Egypt 190000 people
Canakkale Turkey 470000 people
Kafr ash Shaykh Egypt 2.2 million people
Al Buhayrah Egypt 2.1 million people

Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lindos Greece 68 km

More information

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