M 4.5 in Greece on 06 Oct 2012 20:37 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.26 , 25.25
Event Date: 06 Oct 2012 20:37 UTC
06 Oct 2012 23:37 Local
Exposed Population:
400000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 06 Oct 2012 21:24 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
120075 0.5 06 Oct 2012 20:37 4.3M, 10km N/A 400 thousand (in 100km) 00:09 EMSC
120076 0.5 06 Oct 2012 20:37 4.5M, 10km N/A 400 thousand (in 100km) 00:47 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 Thessalon�ki, and Edirne.

Radius Population
100 km 330000 people
75 km 48000 people
50 km 35000 people
20 km no 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
Edirne Edirne Turkey Major city 130000 people 196 km
Thessalon�ki Thessaloniki Greece Major city 350000 people 197 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
Limnos LXS 5 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 35 km
Imroz 46 56 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kamariotissa Greece 33 km
Ormos Kondias Greece 43 km
Ormos Moudhros Greece 44 km
Mirina Greece 44 km

More information

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