M 5.1 in Greece on 22 Sep 2012 03:52 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: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.3002 , 22.8118
Event Date: 22 Sep 2012 03:52 UTC
22 Sep 2012 06:52 Local
Exposed Population:
4510000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000ctvc
Inserted at: 22 Sep 2012 04:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000ctvc 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
119783 0.5 22 Sep 2012 03:52 4.7M, 10km N/A 4.5 million (in 100km) 00:04 EMSC
119784 0.5 22 Sep 2012 03:51 4.2M, 12km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:05 EMSC
119785 0.5 22 Sep 2012 03:52 5.1M, 10km N/A 4.5 million (in 100km) 00:09 EMSC
119786 0.5 22 Sep 2012 03:51 4.2M, 20km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:10 EMSC
119787 0.5 22 Sep 2012 03:51 4.2M, 10km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:13 EMSC
119788 0.5 22 Sep 2012 03:52 5.2M, 10km N/A 4.5 million (in 100km) 00:19 EMSC
119789 0.5 22 Sep 2012 03:52 5.6M, 10.1km N/A 4.5 million (in 100km) 00:21 NEIC
119790 0.5 22 Sep 2012 03:51 4.2M, 49km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:25 EMSC
119791 0.5 22 Sep 2012 03:52 5.6M, 10km N/A 4.5 million (in 100km) 00:29 EMSC
119792 0.5 22 Sep 2012 03:52 5.1M, 10km N/A 4.5 million (in 100km) 00:44 NEIC
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 Peloponnisos (population 1,079,573) . The nearest places are Ath�nai, Kallithea, and P�sion.

Radius Population
100 km 4.6 million people
75 km 780000 people
50 km 280000 people
20 km 77000 people
10 km 16000 people
5 km 4500 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Peloponnisos Greece 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
P�sion Korinthia Greece City - 5 km
Kallithea Attiki Greece Major city 110000 people 83 km
Ath�nai Greece Capital 760000 people 85 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
Megara 6 Mil. Paved No 4100 54 km
Tripolis 644 Mil. Paved No 6300 66 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Corinth GRCRG Greece 20 km
Isthmia GRITM Greece 27 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Ladhon Ladhon 1955 75 km
Mornos Mornos 1976 77 km

More information

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