Overall Green Earthquake alert in Greece on 21 Jul 2017 10:36 UTC

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M 4.5 in Greece on 21 Jul 2017 10:36 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:	34.9396 , 25.4521
Event Date:	21 Jul 2017 10:36 UTC 21 Jul 2017 13:36 Local
Exposed Population:	400000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us20009ywt
Inserted at:	21 Jul 2017 11:52 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	2.5 (Greece)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us20009ywt	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

ID	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1174802	21 Jul 2017 10:36	4.3M, 10km	N/A	160 thousand (in 100km)	00:06	NOAIG
1174806	21 Jul 2017 10:36	4.5M, 2km	N/A	390 thousand (in 100km)	00:44	EMSC
1174807	21 Jul 2017 10:36	4.3M, 10km	N/A	400 thousand (in 100km)	00:50	NOAIG
1174812	21 Jul 2017 10:36	4.5M, 10km	N/A	400 thousand (in 100km)	01:15	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 Ierapetra, Koutsounára, Ammoudhárai, Myrtos, Káto Vígles, Káto Khorió, Anatoli, Koutsouras, Makriyialos, Kalamávka, and Káto Zákros.

Radius	Population
100 km	160000 people
75 km	72000 people
50 km	20000 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
Aegean Islands	Greece	460000 people
Mugla	Turkey	610000 people
Central Greece and Evvoia	Greece	-
Tubruq	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	94000 people
Peloponnisos	Greece	1.1 million people
Aydin	Turkey	900000 people
Darnah	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	110000 people
Marsa Matruh	Egypt	190000 people
Antalya	Turkey	1.2 million people
Izmir	Turkey	2.9 million people
Al Jabal al Akhdar	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	460000 people
Denizli	Turkey	820000 people
Burdur	Turkey	280000 people
Manisa	Turkey	1.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ierapetra		Greece	Village	12000 people	44 km
Koutsounára		Greece	Village	-	45 km
Ammoudhárai		Greece	Village	-	45 km
Myrtos		Greece	Village	-	46 km
Káto Vígles		Greece	Village	-	47 km
Káto Khorió	Lasithi	Greece	Village	-	48 km
Anatoli		Greece	Village	-	49 km
Koutsouras		Greece	Village	-	50 km
Makriyialos		Greece	Village	-	51 km
Kalamávka	Lasithi	Greece	Village	-	51 km
Gaïdhourás		Greece	Village	-	54 km
Kavoúsi	Lasithi	Greece	Village	-	57 km
Lithinai		Greece	Village	-	57 km
Ano Viánnos	Irakleio	Greece	Village	-	58 km
Kefalóvrisi		Greece	Village	-	60 km
Ziros	Lasithi	Greece	Village	-	60 km
Kritsá	Lasithi	Greece	City	-	61 km
Sfáka	Lasithi	Greece	Village	-	62 km
Mouliana Kriti		Greece	Village	-	62 km
Skinias	Irakleio	Greece	Village	-	63 km
Praisós	Lasithi	Greece	Village	-	63 km
Ayios Nikolaos	Lasithi	Greece	Village	12000 people	63 km
Áyios Yeóryios	Irakleio	Greece	Village	-	66 km
Tzermiado		Greece	Village	-	68 km
Skopi Kriti		Greece	Village	-	69 km
Zákros	Lasithi	Greece	Village	-	69 km
Tzermiádhon	Lasithi	Greece	Village	-	69 km
Káto Zákros	Lasithi	Greece	Village	-	70 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
Sitia	JSH	122	Civ.	Paved	No	2300	73 km
Kasteli		360	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8000	74 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Ierapetra		Greece	43 km
Aghios Nikolaos		Greece	64 km
Sitia	GRJSH	Greece	73 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Bramianos	Bramianos	1986	47 km

More information

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