M 4 in Georgia on 20 Jan 2013 02:51 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: 4.0M
Depth: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 42.36 , 40.83
Event Date: 20 Jan 2013 02:51 UTC
20 Jan 2013 05:51 Local
Exposed Population:
660000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 20 Jan 2013 07:51 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
122039 0.5 20 Jan 2013 02:51 4.1M, 2km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:14 EMSC
122040 0.5 20 Jan 2013 02:51 4M, 5km N/A 970 thousand (in 100km) 00:23 EMSC
122041 0.5 20 Jan 2013 02:51 4M, 2km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 01:29 EMSC
122042 0.5 20 Jan 2013 02:51 4M, 5km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 03:03 EMSC
122044 0.5 20 Jan 2013 02:51 4M, 2km N/A 660 thousand (in 100km) 05:00 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 Georgia , Autonomous Region of Abkhazia. The nearest places are and Sukhumi.

Radius Population
100 km 1 million people
75 km 180000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Abkhazia Georgia -
T'bilisi Georgia -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sukhumi Georgia Major city 80000 people 78 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
Babusheri SUI 12 63 km
Poti East 3 65 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Poti GEPTI Georgia 62 km
Ochamchira Georgia 62 km

More information

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