M 4.4 in Türkiye on 16 Oct 2012 01:16 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: 4.4M
Depth: 9 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.3 , 37.11
Event Date: 16 Oct 2012 01:16 UTC
16 Oct 2012 04:16 Local
Exposed Population:
3590000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 16 Oct 2012 07:07 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
120235 0.5 16 Oct 2012 01:16 4.6M, 9km N/A 3.6 million (in 100km) 00:10 EMSC
120236 0.5 16 Oct 2012 01:16 4.5M, 9km N/A 3.6 million (in 100km) 00:19 EMSC
120237 0.5 16 Oct 2012 01:16 4.7M, 9km N/A 3.6 million (in 100km) 00:24 EMSC
120247 0.5 16 Oct 2012 01:16 4.4M, 9km N/A 3.6 million (in 100km) 05:51 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 Gaziantep (population 1,238,104) . The nearest places are Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep, and Alçi.

Radius Population
100 km 3.7 million people
75 km 2.4 million people
50 km 1.7 million people
20 km 56000 people
10 km 15000 people
5 km 2500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Gaziantep Turkey 1.2 million people
Kahraman Maras Turkey 970000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Alçi Gaziantep Turkey Village - 7 km
Gaziantep Gaziantep Turkey Major city 1 million people 35 km
Kahramanmaras Kahramanmaras Turkey Major city 340000 people 36 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
Kahramanmaras KCM 523 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 30 km
Gaziantep GZT 706 Civ. Paved Yes 9100 50 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Dorytol Turkey 98 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kartalkaya Aksu 1971 22 km

More information

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