M 7.6 Earthquake and Tsunami (1.9 m) in Greece on 02 Jul 2015 00:00 UTC
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Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude: 7.6M
Depth: 20 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.1166 , 23.2775
Event Date: 02 Jul 2015 00:00 UTC
02 Jul 2015 03:00 Local
Exposed Population:
166778 people within 100km
Source: SIMULATION
Inserted at: 25 Jun 2015 14:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
SIMULATION 2 2
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 1.9m  
  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
1085790 2 02 Jul 2015 00:00 7.6M, 20km N/A 170 thousand (in 100km) 1.9m (at 00:20) -09:-35 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 Greece , Region of Central Greece and Evvoia. The nearest places are and Heraklion.

Radius Population
100 km 170000 people
75 km 20000 people
50 km 7800 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Central Greece and Evvoia Greece -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Heraklion Irakleio Greece Major city 130000 people 189 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
Kithira KIT 290 Civ. Paved Yes 4800 29 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kapsali Greece 26 km
Potamos Greece 26 km

More information

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