M 5 in Türkiye on 26 Nov 2012 17:35 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: 5.0M
Depth: 10.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.5814 , 27.9388
Event Date: 26 Nov 2012 17:35 UTC
26 Nov 2012 19:35 Local
Exposed Population:
750000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dyed
Inserted at: 26 Nov 2012 18:08 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dyed 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
121078 0.5 26 Nov 2012 17:35 4.7M, 10km N/A 780 thousand (in 100km) 00:04 EMSC
121079 0.5 26 Nov 2012 17:35 4.7M, 10km N/A 750 thousand (in 100km) 00:06 EMSC
121080 0.5 26 Nov 2012 17:35 4.8M, 10km N/A 750 thousand (in 100km) 00:14 EMSC
121081 0.5 26 Nov 2012 17:35 4.8M, 10km N/A 710 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 EMSC
121083 0.5 26 Nov 2012 17:35 5M, 10.4km N/A 750 thousand (in 100km) 00:32 NEIC
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 Mugla (population 610,924) . The nearest places are Aydin, S�g�t, and Bozburun.

Radius Population
100 km 830000 people
75 km 600000 people
50 km 210000 people
20 km 13000 people
10 km 1400 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Mugla Turkey 610000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
S�g�t Mugla Turkey Village - 12 km
Bozburun Mugla Turkey Village - 12 km
Aydin Aydin Turkey Major city 150000 people 133 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
Diagoras RHO 4 Civ. Paved Yes 10600 31 km
Maritsa 62 Civ. Paved No 7800 34 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Simi Island Greece 12 km
Marmaris TRMRM Turkey 34 km
Rhodes GRRHO Greece 35 km

More information

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