M 4.3 in Türkiye on 08 Sep 2012 10:01 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: 4.3M
Depth: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.3 , 37.07
Event Date: 08 Sep 2012 10:01 UTC
08 Sep 2012 13:01 Local
Exposed Population:
3610000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 08 Sep 2012 11:21 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
119453 0.5 08 Sep 2012 10:01 4.1M, 4km N/A 3.6 million (in 100km) 00:08 EMSC
119454 0.5 08 Sep 2012 10:01 4.3M, 22km N/A 3.6 million (in 100km) 00:17 EMSC
119455 0.5 08 Sep 2012 10:01 4.4M, 22km N/A 3.6 million (in 100km) 00:20 EMSC
119456 0.5 08 Sep 2012 10:01 4.3M, 5km N/A 3.6 million (in 100km) 00:31 EMSC
119460 0.5 08 Sep 2012 10:01 4.3M, 2km N/A 3.6 million (in 100km) 01:20 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 Kahraman Maras (population 969,291) . The nearest places are Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, and Agcakoyunlu.

Radius Population
100 km 3.7 million people
75 km 2.4 million people
50 km 1.7 million people
20 km 59000 people
10 km 22000 people
5 km 4200 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kahraman Maras Turkey 970000 people
Gaziantep Turkey 1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Agcakoyunlu Kahramanmaras Turkey Village - 6 km
Kahramanmaras Kahramanmaras Turkey Major city 340000 people 31 km
Gaziantep Gaziantep Turkey Major city 1 million 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
Kahramanmaras KCM 523 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 26 km
Gaziantep GZT 706 Civ. Paved Yes 9100 55 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Dorytol Turkey 99 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kartalkaya Aksu 1971 19 km

More information

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