M 4.5 in Türkiye on 05 Oct 2012 10:25 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: 4.5M
Depth: 21 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.35 , 33.8
Event Date: 05 Oct 2012 10:25 UTC
05 Oct 2012 13:25 Local
Exposed Population:
1610000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 05 Oct 2012 10:43 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
120055 0.5 05 Oct 2012 10:25 4.5M, 5km N/A 2.5 million (in 100km) 00:13 EMSC
120056 0.5 05 Oct 2012 10:25 4.5M, 21km N/A 1.6 million (in 100km) 00:17 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 Kirsehir (population 278,821) . The nearest places are Kirikkale, and Kaman.

Radius Population
100 km 2.2 million people
75 km 920000 people
50 km 350000 people
20 km 59000 people
10 km 32000 people
5 km 25000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kirsehir Turkey 280000 people
Ankara Turkey 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kaman Kirsehir Turkey Village 28000 people 3 km
Kirikkale Kirikkale Turkey Major city 210000 people 59 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
Tuzkoy NAV 942 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 93 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Hirfanli Hirfanli Kizilirmak 1959 23 km
Kesikkopru Kizilirmak 1966 30 km

More information

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