M 7.2 in Türkiye on 02 Jul 2015 00:00 UTC
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EQ parameters
Shakemap

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 7.2M
Depth: 20 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.0195 , 25.6176
Event Date: 02 Jul 2015 00:00 UTC
02 Jul 2015 03:00 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: SIMULATION
Inserted at: 25 Jun 2015 14:22 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
SIMULATION 0.1 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.1m  
  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
1085789 0.5 02 Jul 2015 00:00 7.2M, 20km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.1m (at 01:24) -09:-37 SIMULATION
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 Canakkale (population 469,217) . The nearest places are Balikesir, and Pl�ka.

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no 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
Canakkale Turkey 470000 people
Aegean Islands Greece 460000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pl�ka Lesvos Greece Village - 17 km
Balikesir Balikesir Turkey Major city 230000 people 198 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
Imroz 46 31 km
Limnos LXS 5 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 34 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kefalo Turkey 34 km
Ormos Moudhros Greece 37 km
Tavsan Adasi Turkey 40 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Atikhisar Saricay 1973 78 km

More information

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