M 4 in Türkiye on 05 Sep 2012 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.0M
Depth: 7 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.97 , 27.61
Event Date: 05 Sep 2012 15:49 UTC
05 Sep 2012 18:49 Local
Exposed Population:
5170000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 06 Sep 2012 07:52 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
119346 0.5 05 Sep 2012 15:49 4.1M, 7km N/A 5.2 million (in 100km) 00:14 EMSC
119390 0.5 05 Sep 2012 15:49 4M, 7km N/A 5.2 million (in 100km) 16:03 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 Turkey , Province of Manisa (population 1,253,110) . The nearest places are Manisa, and Zeytinliova.

Radius Population
100 km 5.2 million people
75 km 3.4 million people
50 km 910000 people
20 km 140000 people
10 km 21000 people
5 km 4800 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Manisa Turkey 1.3 million people
Izmir Turkey 2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Zeytinliova Manisa Turkey Village - 5 km
Manisa Manisa Turkey Major city 240000 people 39 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
Akhisar Tsa 130 20 km
Akhisar 75 Mil. Paved Yes 9800 25 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Aliaga TRALI Turkey 59 km
Dikili TRDIK Turkey 65 km
Nemrut Bay TRNEM Turkey 65 km
Foca TRFOC Turkey 66 km
Izmir (Smyrna) TRIZM Turkey 67 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Sevisler Yagcili 1981 36 km

More information

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