M 4.1 in Italy on 22 Nov 2012 11:25 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: 4.1M
Depth: 20 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.77 , 14.99
Event Date: 22 Nov 2012 11:25 UTC
22 Nov 2012 12:25 Local
Exposed Population:
2880000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 22 Nov 2012 13:24 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
121013 0.5 22 Nov 2012 11:25 4M, 17km N/A 2.8 million (in 100km) 00:07 EMSC
121015 0.5 22 Nov 2012 11:25 4.1M, 20km N/A 2.9 million (in 100km) 01:58 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 Italy , Region of Sicilia (population 5,201,680) . The nearest places are Catania, Mareneve, Mandra, and Pirao.

Radius Population
100 km 2.9 million people
75 km 2.2 million people
50 km 1.3 million people
20 km 210000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sicilia Italy 5.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mareneve Sicilia (Sicily) Italy Village - 6 km
Mandra Sicilia (Sicily) Italy Village - 6 km
Pirao Sicilia (Sicily) Italy Village - 7 km
Catania Sicilia (Sicily) Italy Major city 300000 people 31 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
Catania Fontanarossa CTA 13 Civ. Paved Yes 8100 35 km
Sigonella NSY 24 Mil. Paved Yes 8000 43 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Riposto ITRPT Italy 19 km
Taormina Italy 27 km
Acireale Italy 28 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Pozzillo Salso 1959 36 km
Ancipa Troina 1953 38 km

More information

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