M 4.9 in Greece on 20 Jan 2019 15:49 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: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.5998 , 28.2831
Event Date: 20 Jan 2019 15:49 UTC
20 Jan 2019 17:49 Local
Exposed Population:
120000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000j6mu
Inserted at: 20 Jan 2019 16:25 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
2.5 (Greece)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000j6mu Scaled population (vector) 4.29  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability -0.61  
  INFORM_normalised 0.69  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1245653 0 20 Jan 2019 15:49 4.9M, 10km N/A 120 thousand (in 100km) 00:35 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 Aegean Islands (population 456,800) . The nearest places are Lakhaniá, Lindos, Yennádhi, Lárdhos, Mesanagros, Kattaviá, Profilia, Apolakkiá, Laerma, and Aláerma.

Radius Population
100 km 120000 people
75 km 18000 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
Izmir Turkey 2.9 million people
Afyon Turkey 800000 people
Manisa Turkey 1.3 million people
Isparta Turkey 470000 people
Usak Turkey 320000 people
Konya Turkey 1.9 million people
Kutahya Turkey 630000 people
Paphos Cyprus 67000 people
Balikesir Turkey 1.1 million people
Icel Turkey 1.4 million people
Nicosia Cyprus 270000 people
Limassol Cyprus 150000 people
Kyrenia Cyprus 38000 people
Central Greece and Evvoia Greece -
Eskisehir Turkey 700000 people
Bursa Turkey 1.7 million people
Larnaca Cyprus 71000 people
Canakkale Turkey 470000 people
Peloponnisos Greece 1.1 million people
Bilecik Turkey 190000 people
Marsa Matruh Egypt 190000 people
Farmagusta Cyprus 140000 people
Kafr ash Shaykh Egypt 2.2 million people
Al Buhayrah Egypt 2.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lakhaniá Dodekanisos Greece Village - 56 km
Lindos Greece Village - 57 km
Yennádhi Dodekanisos Greece Village - 57 km
Lárdhos Dodekanisos Greece Village - 60 km
Mesanagros Dodekanisos Greece Village - 61 km
Kattaviá Dodekanisos Greece Village - 61 km
Profilia Dodekanisos Greece Village - 67 km
Apolakkiá Dodekanisos Greece Village - 69 km
Laerma Dodekanisos Greece Village - 69 km
Aláerma Dodekanisos Greece Village - 69 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
Maritsa 62 Civ. Paved No 7800 88 km
Diagoras RHO 4 Civ. Paved Yes 10600 91 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lindos Greece 54 km
Alimnia Island Greece 89 km
Rhodes GRRHO Greece 93 km
Khalki Island Greece 96 km
Karpathos Island Greece 98 km
Saria Island Greece 98 km

More information

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