M 4.1 in Greece on 18 Oct 2012 09:24 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.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.1M
Depth: 100 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.65 , 27.59
Event Date: 18 Oct 2012 09:24 UTC
18 Oct 2012 11:24 Local
Exposed Population:
About 66000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 18 Oct 2012 10:36 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
120294 0.5 18 Oct 2012 09:24 4.1M, 100km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 01:11 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 64000 people
75 km 22000 people
50 km 8500 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

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
Karpathos AOK 6 Civ. Paved Yes 6800 48 km
Essey KSJ 10 Civ. Paved No 3200 68 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Karpathos Island Greece 38 km
Saria Island Greece 41 km
Olimbos Greece 42 km

More information

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