M 4 in Türkiye on 24 Sep 2012 16:13 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: 4.0M
Depth: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.52 , 43.73
Event Date: 24 Sep 2012 16:13 UTC
24 Sep 2012 19:13 Local
Exposed Population:
1280000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 25 Sep 2012 06:28 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
119846 0.5 24 Sep 2012 16:13 4M, 5km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:23 EMSC
119847 0.5 24 Sep 2012 16:13 4M, 0km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:26 EMSC
119848 0.5 24 Sep 2012 16:13 4M, 1km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:58 EMSC
119858 0.5 24 Sep 2012 16:13 4M, 2km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 14:09 EMSC
119859 0.5 24 Sep 2012 16:13 4M, 2km N/A 1.3 million (in 100km) 14:14 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 Van (population 691,928) . The nearest places are Yerevan, Hasamiyan, and Ekece.

Radius Population
100 km 1.3 million people
75 km 830000 people
50 km 530000 people
20 km 39000 people
10 km 6800 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Van Turkey 690000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hasamiyan Van Turkey Village - 7 km
Ekece Van Turkey Village - 7 km
Yerevan Armenia Capital 1.1 million people 196 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
Van VAN 1668 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 34 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Zernek Engil 1988 18 km

More information

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