M 4.3 in Greece on 12 Sep 2012 05:00 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: 7 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.92 , 24.21
Event Date: 12 Sep 2012 05:00 UTC
12 Sep 2012 08:00 Local
Exposed Population:
About 98000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 12 Sep 2012 06:06 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
119566 0.5 12 Sep 2012 05:00 4.3M, 10km N/A 100 thousand (in 100km) 00:08 EMSC
119567 0.5 12 Sep 2012 05:00 4.2M, 22km N/A 100 thousand (in 100km) 00:36 EMSC
119569 0.5 12 Sep 2012 05:00 4.3M, 7km N/A 100 thousand (in 100km) 01:05 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 Aegean Islands (population 456,800) . The nearest places are Athínai, and Kallithea.

Radius Population
100 km 110000 people
75 km 19000 people
50 km 15000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aegean Islands Greece 460000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kallithea Attiki Greece Major city 110000 people 122 km
Athínai Greece Capital 760000 people 125 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
Milos MLO unknown Civ. Paved Yes 2600 33 km
Paros PAS unknown 79 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Andimilios Island Greece 17 km
Koutalas Greece 29 km

More information

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