M 4.1 in Türkiye on 01 Dec 2012 03:51 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: 28 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.46 , 38.33
Event Date: 01 Dec 2012 03:51 UTC
01 Dec 2012 05:51 Local
Exposed Population:
3450000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 01 Dec 2012 04:20 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
121186 0.5 01 Dec 2012 03:51 4.1M, 6km N/A 3.2 million (in 100km) 00:18 EMSC
121187 0.5 01 Dec 2012 03:51 4.1M, 28km N/A 3.4 million (in 100km) 00:28 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 Adiyaman (population 556,999) . The nearest places are Urfa, and Babilge.

Radius Population
100 km 3.4 million people
75 km 1.7 million people
50 km 640000 people
20 km 88000 people
10 km 38000 people
5 km 5500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Adiyaman Turkey 560000 people
Urfa Turkey 1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Babilge Adiyaman Turkey Village - 6 km
Urfa Sanliurfa Turkey Major city 450000 people 53 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
Adiyaman ADF 673 Civ. Paved Yes 8300 28 km
Sanliurfa SFQ 452 Civ. Paved Yes 7100 61 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Ataturk Euphrates 1992 4 km

More information

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