M 5.1 in Egypt on 19 Oct 2012 03:35 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: 5.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.47 , 30.93
Event Date: 19 Oct 2012 03:35 UTC
19 Oct 2012 05:35 Local
Exposed Population:
About 17000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 19 Oct 2012 06:44 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
120300 0.5 19 Oct 2012 03:36 4.8M, 18km N/A 110 thousand (in 100km) 00:07 EMSC
120301 0.5 19 Oct 2012 03:35 5M, 15.2km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:23 NEIC
120302 0.5 19 Oct 2012 03:35 5M, 15km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:23 EMSC
120303 0.5 19 Oct 2012 03:35 5M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 00:25 EMSC
120309 0.5 19 Oct 2012 03:35 5.1M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 03:08 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 Crete (population 537,807) . The nearest places are Heraklion, Sitia, Vái, and Skopi.

Radius Population
100 km 310000 people
75 km 98000 people
50 km 64000 people
20 km 17000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Crete Greece 540000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sitia Lasithi Greece City 12000 people 12 km
Skopi Lasithi Greece Village - 13 km
Vái Lasithi Greece Village - 14 km
Heraklion Irakleio Greece Major city 130000 people 90 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
Sitia JSH 122 Civ. Paved No 2300 12 km
Essey KSJ 10 Civ. Paved No 3200 73 km
Kasteli 360 Mil. Paved Yes 8000 74 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sitia GRJSH Greece 13 km
Aghios Nikolaos Greece 39 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Bramianos Bramianos 1986 50 km

More information

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