M 4.4 in Greece on 09 Sep 2012 19:30 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: 4.4M
Depth: 11 Km
Lat/Lon: 40 , 24.7
Event Date: 09 Sep 2012 19:30 UTC
09 Sep 2012 22:30 Local
Exposed Population:
About 70000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 10 Sep 2012 07:22 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
119495 0.5 09 Sep 2012 19:29 4.1M, 5km N/A 870 thousand (in 100km) 00:06 EMSC
119498 0.5 09 Sep 2012 19:30 4.5M, 28km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 00:56 EMSC
119500 0.5 09 Sep 2012 19:30 4.2M, 11km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 01:43 EMSC
119509 0.5 09 Sep 2012 19:30 4.1M, 11km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 11:46 EMSC
119510 0.5 09 Sep 2012 19:30 4.4M, 11km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 11:52 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 Greece , Region of Ipiros (population 341,179) .

Radius Population
100 km 930000 people
75 km 550000 people
50 km 310000 people
20 km 19000 people
10 km 1400 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Greece Ipiros 340000 people
Albania Gjirokaster 70000 people
Albania Sarande 93000 people
Albania Permet 42000 people
Albania Kolonje 26000 people
Greece Ionian Islands 190000 people
Greece Thessalia 730000 people
Greece Macedonia 2.3 million people
Albania Tepelene 54000 people
Albania Vlore -
Albania Skrapar 50000 people
Albania Korce 210000 people
Albania Berat 190000 people
Greece Central Greece and Evvoia -
Albania Fier 260000 people
Albania Gramsh 47000 people

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
Ioannina IOA 476 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 30 km
Gjirokaster 203 46 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Igoumenitsa GRIGO Greece 34 km
Saranda ALSAR Albania 43 km

More information

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