Overall Green Earthquake alert in Italy on 18 Nov 2018 12:48 UTC

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M 4.5 in Italy on 18 Nov 2018 12:48 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:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	44.14 , 12.47
Event Date:	18 Nov 2018 12:48 UTC 18 Nov 2018 13:48 Local
Exposed Population:	3200000 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC 726362
Inserted at:	18 Nov 2018 13:07 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	2.4 (Italy)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
EMSC	0.4		0.4
726362	Scaled population (vector)	6.79
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0.29
	INFORM_normalised	0.68

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1237415	0	18 Nov 2018 12:48	4.6M, 10km	N/A	No people affected (in 100km)	00:03	EMSC
1237417	0.3	18 Nov 2018 12:48	4.6M, 10km	N/A	2.7 million (in 100km)	00:06	EMSC
1237418	0.1	18 Nov 2018 12:48	4.6M, 60km	N/A	2.7 million (in 100km)	00:07	EMSC
1237420	0.4	18 Nov 2018 12:48	4.6M, 10km	N/A	3.1 million (in 100km)	00:12	EMSC
1237421	0.4	18 Nov 2018 12:48	4.5M, 10km	N/A	3.2 million (in 100km)	00:19	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 Italy , Region of Emilia-Romagna (population 3,946,398) . The nearest places are Bellaria, Bellaria-Igea Marina, San Mauro A Mare, Gatteo a Mare, Capanni, Torre Pedrera, San Mauro Pascoli, Viserbella, Valverde, San Vito, and Bologna.

Radius	Population
100 km	3.2 million people
75 km	1.8 million people
50 km	1.2 million people
20 km	420000 people
10 km	120000 people
5 km	34000 people
2 km	13000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Emilia-Romagna	Italy	3.9 million people
San Marino	San Marino	24000 people
Marche	Italy	1.4 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bellaria	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	City	-	0 km
Bellaria-Igea Marina	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	2 km
San Mauro A Mare	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	3 km
Gatteo a Mare	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	4 km
Capanni	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	4 km
Torre Pedrera	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	5 km
San Mauro Pascoli	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	11000 people	5 km
Viserbella	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	6 km
Valverde	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	6 km
San Vito	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	7 km
Sant'Angelo	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	7 km
Sala	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	7 km
Savignano sul Rubicone	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	City	16000 people	8 km
Gatteo	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	7300 people	8 km
Santa Giustina	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	8 km
Cesenatico	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	City	23000 people	8 km
Viserba	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	9 km
Santarcangelo di Romagna	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	City	20000 people	9 km
Borella	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	9 km
Cella	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	9 km
Rivabella	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	10 km
Bagnarola	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	10 km
Spadarolo	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	10 km
Montaletto	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	10 km
Gambettola	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	9800 people	11 km
San Giuliano a Mare	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	11 km
Zadina Pineta	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	11 km
Ponte Ospedaletto	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	11 km
San Martino	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	12 km
San Michele	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	12 km
Macerone	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	12 km
Montalbano	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	12 km
Rimini	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Major city	130000 people	12 km
Budrio	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	12 km
Massa	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	13 km
Il Fondo	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	13 km
Ruffio	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	13 km
Longiano	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	6200 people	13 km
Corpolò	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	13 km
Poggio Berni	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	3100 people	14 km
Calisese	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	14 km
Ponte Della Pietra	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	14 km
Montiano	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	1500 people	15 km
Bellariva	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	15 km
Cervia	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	City	27000 people	15 km
Borghi	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	2200 people	15 km
Trebbio	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	15 km
Villa Verucchio	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	16 km
Le Chiaviche	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	16 km
San Giorgio di Cesena	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	16 km
Roncofreddo	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	3000 people	16 km
Dogana		San Marino	Village	-	17 km
Montenovo	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	17 km
Miramare	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	17 km
Carpineta	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	17 km
Cerasolo	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	17 km
San Martino in Converseto	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	17 km
San Lorenzo in Correggiano	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	17 km
Verucchio	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	9600 people	18 km
Milano Marittima	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	18 km
Ponte Abbadese	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	18 km
Cesena	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	City	94000 people	18 km
Serravalle		San Marino	Village	9200 people	18 km
Saiano	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	18 km
San Giovanni in Galilea	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	18 km
Martorano	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	18 km
Bagnile	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	19 km
Torriana	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	1300 people	19 km
Ospedaletto	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	19 km
Pisignano	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	19 km
Monteleone	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	20 km
Fogliano Marina	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	20 km
Sogliano Al Rubicone	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	3000 people	20 km
San Martino in Fiume	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	20 km
Ardiano	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	20 km
Diolaguardia	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	20 km
Acquarola	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	20 km
Ciola Araldi	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	20 km
Mulazzano	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	20 km
Montebello	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	21 km
Borgo Pievesestina	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	21 km
Cannuzzo	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	21 km
Lido di Savio	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	21 km
Riccione	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	City	35000 people	21 km
Torello	Marche	Italy	Village	-	21 km
Vecciano	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	22 km
Castiglione di Cervia	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	22 km
Castiglione di Ravenna	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	22 km
Monte Codruzzo	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	22 km
San Pietro in Guard	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	22 km
San Marino		San Marino	Capital	4600 people	22 km
Vallecchio	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	22 km
Coriano	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	9200 people	22 km
Savio di Cervia	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	22 km
Ponte dell'Uso	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	22 km
San Vittore	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	22 km
Pietracuta	Marche	Italy	Village	-	22 km
Diegaro	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	23 km
San Carlo	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	23 km
Trarivi	Emilia-Romagna	Italy	Village	-	23 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
Cervia		6	Mil.	Paved	Yes	9800	16 km
Miramare	RMI	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8300	17 km
Ravenna	RAN	0	Civ.	Paved	No	3900	32 km
Luigi Ridolfi	FRL	30	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7900	33 km
Fano		16	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4200	57 km
Falconara	AOI	15	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	92 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Cesenatico		Italy	9 km
Porti de Riminl		Italy	12 km
Riccione		Italy	19 km
Cattolica		Italy	28 km
Ravenna	ITRAN	Italy	37 km
Porto Corsini	ITPCS	Italy	41 km
Pesaro	ITPES	Italy	44 km
Fano		Italy	54 km
Porto Garibaldi	ITPGA	Italy	60 km
Senigallia		Italy	76 km
Porto Tolle		Italy	86 km
Falconara	ITFAL	Italy	94 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Ridracoli	Bidente	1982	59 km
Montedoglio	Tevere	1993	70 km
Bilancino	Sieve	1996	97 km

More information

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