M 4 in Türkiye on 13 Nov 2012 14:34 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: 4.0M
Depth: 12 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.47 , 26.51
Event Date: 13 Nov 2012 14:34 UTC
13 Nov 2012 16:34 Local
Exposed Population:
3780000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 13 Nov 2012 14:42 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
120852 0.5 13 Nov 2012 14:34 4M, 10km N/A 3.7 million (in 100km) 00:04 EMSC
120853 0.5 13 Nov 2012 14:34 4M, 12km N/A 3.8 million (in 100km) 00:08 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 Turkey , Province of Izmir (population 2,925,147) . The nearest places are Izmir, and Balikliova.

Radius Population
100 km 3.7 million people
75 km 3 million people
50 km 360000 people
20 km 43000 people
10 km 8200 people
5 km 1100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Izmir Turkey 2.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Balikliova Izmir Turkey Village - 9 km
Izmir Izmir Turkey Major city 2.2 million 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
Chios JKH 5 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 32 km
Cigli Military Airport 5 Mil. Paved No 10700 44 km
Cigli IGL 5 Mil. Paved Yes 9800 47 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cesme TRCES Turkey 21 km
Alacati Turkey 28 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tahtali Tahtali 1996 64 km
Guzelhisar Guzelhisar 1982 66 km

More information

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