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Green Earthquake alert in Turkey on 19/09/2012 09:17 UTC
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Summary

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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 4.9M, Depth:10km
  • on 19/09/2012 09:17 UTC
  • 3670000 people within 100km

Earthquake event

  • Magnitude: 4.9 M
  • Depth: 10 km (very shallow)
  • Source: NEIC NEIC usc000crtt
  • Location (latitude/longitude): 37.2352, 37.0982
  • Time (UTC): 19/09/2012 09:17:48
  • Time (ECT): 19/09/2012 11:17:48

Earthquake impact details

The earthquake happened in Turkey , Province of Gaziantep (population 1,238,104) . The nearest places are Gaziantep, and Cerityeniyapan. The maximum altitude nearby is 3042m .

Population

Population near epicenter
Radius Population
100 km 3.7 million people
75 km 2.4 million people
50 km 1.7 million people
20 km 71000 people
10 km 8100 people
5 km 1300 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected provinces

Region/Province Country Population
Gaziantep Turkey 1.2 million people
Kahraman Maras Turkey 960000 people

Affected cities

Name Region/Province Country City class Population Distance
Gaziantep Gaziantep Turkey Major city 1 million people 32 km

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Nearby and affected airports
Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Kahramanmaras KCM 523 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 36 km
Gaziantep GZT 706 Civ. Paved Yes 9100 47 km
Major ports
Name LOCODE Country Distance
Dorytol Turkey 93 km
Isdemir Turkey 99 km
Hydro-dams
Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kartalkaya Aksu 1971 29 km
Not calculated

Event time line

For accessing reports of previous advisories, please click on the advisory number in the table below.

IDAlert colorDateMagnitude and depthPopulation within 100 kmTsunami risk (max height)Delay Source
1197149/19/2012 9:17:46 AM 4.8M, 7km 3.6 million 00:09 EMSCEMSC
1197159/19/2012 9:17:46 AM 4.9M, 21km 3.6 million 00:12 EMSCEMSC
1197169/19/2012 9:17:48 AM 4.9M, 10km 3.7 million 00:22 NEICNEIC

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