Overall Green Earthquake alert in Türkiye on 18 Aug 2017 17:53 UTC

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M 4.1 in Türkiye on 18 Aug 2017 17:53 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:	4.1M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	38.7912 , 27.6714
Event Date:	18 Aug 2017 17:53 UTC 18 Aug 2017 20:53 Local
Exposed Population:	5500000 people within 100km
Source:	NOAIG 2017qdtp
Inserted at:	18 Aug 2017 17:55 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	3.2 (Türkiye)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Türkiye= 3.2; Greece= 2.5

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NOAIG	0		0
2017qdtp	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	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1177880		0	18 Aug 2017 17:53	4.1M, 10km	N/A	5.5 million (in 100km)		00:02	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 Turkey , Province of Manisa (population 1,253,110) . The nearest places are Nuriye, Kemiklidere, Mecidiye, Beyoba, Gökçe, Saruhanli, Kayislar, Kumkuyucak, Sazoba, Mütevelli, and Balikesir.

Radius	Population
100 km	5.5 million people
75 km	3.7 million people
50 km	1 million people
20 km	100000 people
10 km	21000 people
5 km	6900 people
2 km	2400 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Manisa	Turkey	1.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Nuriye	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	3 km
Kemiklidere	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	5 km
Mecidiye	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	8 km
Beyoba	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	8 km
Gökçe	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	10 km
Saruhanli	Manisa	Turkey	City	-	11 km
Kayislar	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	11 km
Kumkuyucak	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	12 km
Sazoba	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	12 km
Mütevelli	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	15 km
Koldere	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	15 km
Abdi	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	15 km
Sariçam	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	17 km
Büyükbelen	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	18 km
Selendi	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	18 km
Yeniköy	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	19 km
Akhisar	Manisa	Turkey	City	84000 people	21 km
Zeytinliova	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	21 km
Palamut	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	23 km
Arabacibag see Arabaciboz	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	23 km
Gölmarmara	Manisa	Turkey	City	-	25 km
Demirci	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	27 km
Asagiçobanisa	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	28 km
Manisa	Manisa	Turkey	Major city	240000 people	28 km
Gökçeahmet	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	29 km
Kavakalan	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	30 km
Mestanlar	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	31 km
Çerkestevfikiye	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	31 km
Asmacik	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	32 km
Turgutlu	Manisa	Turkey	City	100000 people	32 km
Urganli	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	33 km
Yayakirildik	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	35 km
Yeniköy	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	35 km
Kirkagaç	Manisa	Turkey	City	27000 people	35 km
Muradiye	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	35 km
Karakurt	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	36 km
Örtülü	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	36 km
Derbent	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	36 km
Gökkaya	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	38 km
Kurttutan	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	38 km
Ahmetli	Manisa	Turkey	City	11000 people	39 km
Baslamis	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	39 km
Seklik	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	41 km
Akalan	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	41 km
Kinik	Izmir	Turkey	City	-	42 km
Bozalan	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	42 km
Bagyurdu	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	42 km
Cinge	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	42 km
Akyar	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	43 km
Yaka	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	44 km
Durasilli	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	44 km
Soma	Manisa	Turkey	City	65000 people	45 km
Alaniçi	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	45 km
Turgutalp	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	45 km
Sartmahmut	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	45 km
Dagdere	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	45 km
Gelembe	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	46 km
Yayakebir	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	46 km
Ulucak	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	46 km
Kemalpasa	Izmir	Turkey	City	25000 people	46 km
Kocakagan	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	46 km
Biçerli	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	48 km
Koyuneli	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	48 km
Balikli	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	48 km
Bölcek	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	48 km
Tahtaci	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	49 km
Akkocali	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	50 km
Belezler	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	50 km
Karaköy	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	51 km
Kozluca	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	52 km
Göçbeyli	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	52 km
Salihli	Manisa	Turkey	City	88000 people	52 km
Turanli	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	53 km
Bornova	Izmir	Turkey	City	-	53 km
Karaköy	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	53 km
Yenisakran	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	53 km
Taytan	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	54 km
Halkaavlu	Balikesir	Turkey	Village	-	55 km
Zeytindag	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	56 km
Emiralem	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	56 km
Gordes	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	56 km
Gökeyüp	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	56 km
Kalemoglu	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	56 km
Menemen	Izmir	Turkey	City	53000 people	56 km
Alankiyi	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	57 km
Bergama	Izmir	Turkey	City	57000 people	57 km
Helevaci	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	57 km
Kiymik	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	58 km
Yeniköy	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	58 km
Dagkizilca	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	59 km
Durasalli	Manisa	Turkey	Village	-	59 km
Kaynaklar	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	59 km
Karakaya	Balikesir	Turkey	Village	-	60 km
Aliaga	Izmir	Turkey	City	38000 people	60 km
Savastepe	Manisa	Turkey	City	-	60 km
Cüneyit	Balikesir	Turkey	Village	-	60 km
Izmir	Izmir	Turkey	Major city	2.2 million people	61 km
Ulucak	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	61 km
Tekeköy	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	61 km
Alanköy	Izmir	Turkey	Village	-	61 km

see full list

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		75	Mil.	Paved	Yes	9800	15 km
Akhisar Tsa		130				0	25 km
Cigli	IGL	5	Mil.	Paved	Yes	9800	65 km
Cigli Military Airport		5	Mil.	Paved	No	10700	68 km
Gaziemir		126	Mil.	Paved	Yes	4400	69 km
Adnan Menderes	ADB	132	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10600	72 km
Balikesir	BZI	101	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	94 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Izmir (Smyrna)	TRIZM	Turkey	58 km
Aliaga	TRALI	Turkey	63 km
Izmir		Turkey	63 km
Nemrut Bay	TRNEM	Turkey	67 km
Foca	TRFOC	Turkey	67 km
Dikili	TRDIK	Turkey	75 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Guzelhisar	Guzelhisar	1982	49 km
Sevisler	Yagcili	1981	54 km
Demirkopru	Gediz	1960	59 km
Caygoren	Simav	1971	71 km

More information

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