M 5.7 in Türkiye on 20 Mar 2019 06:34 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.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.4335 , 29.5637
Event Date: 20 Mar 2019 06:34 UTC
20 Mar 2019 09:34 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VII
2050000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000jj23
Inserted at: 20 Mar 2019 07:16 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 3.2 (Türkiye)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
us1000jj23 Scaled population (vector) 1.28  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.77  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1252891 0.3 20 Mar 2019 06:34 5.7M, 10km 6.46 less than 100 (in MMI>=VII) 00:42 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 ,of Denizli (population 6,755) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
31000 people
110000 people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0.2 1252891 37.434/29.564 5.7 10.0 6.444 20 Mar 2019 07:18 00:43 (new episode)
2 0.1 1252891 37.434/29.564 5.7 10.0 6.342 20 Mar 2019 07:46 01:12 (upd of #1)
3 0.4 1252891 37.434/29.564 5.7 10.0 6.568 20 Mar 2019 08:37 02:03 (upd of #2)
4 0.3 1252891 37.434/29.564 5.7 10.0 6.462 21 Mar 2019 06:37 1d 00:03 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Denizli Turkey 23000 people
Burdur Turkey 4000 people
Denizli Turkey 52000 people
Burdur Turkey 42000 people
Denizli Turkey 500000 people
Burdur Turkey 34000 people
Antalya Turkey 11000 people
Mugla Turkey 25000 people
Usak Turkey <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Guney Burdur Turkey Village - 7 km
Karahüyük Denizli Turkey Village - 19 km
Acipayam Denizli Turkey Village - 18 km
Yesilova Burdur Turkey Village - 19 km
Dedebag Denizli Turkey Village - 19 km
Doganbaba Burdur Turkey Village - 19 km
Çaltepe Burdur Turkey Village - 21 km
Çamköy Burdur Turkey Village - 21 km
Isiklar Burdur Turkey Village - 22 km
Hayriye Denizli Turkey Village - 22 km
Tefenni Burdur Turkey Village 5300 people 23 km
Beyköy Burdur Turkey Village - 23 km
Karamanli Burdur Turkey Village - 24 km
Büyükalan Burdur Turkey Village - 27 km
Beylerli Denizli Turkey Village - 27 km
Aliveren Denizli Turkey Village - 29 km
Kuzören Denizli Turkey Village - 29 km
Yusufça Burdur Turkey Village - 30 km
Golhisar Burdur Turkey City - 31 km
Inceler Denizli Turkey Village - 31 km
Kizilhisar Denizli Turkey Village - 32 km
Mürseller Burdur Turkey Village - 32 km
Kelekçi Denizli Turkey Village - 34 km
Dereköy Burdur Turkey Village - 34 km
Cavdir Burdur Turkey Village - 38 km
Büyükkonak Denizli Turkey Village - 40 km
Bahçeköy Denizli Turkey Village - 40 km
Bozkurt Denizli Turkey Village 4100 people 43 km
Tavas Denizli Turkey City 12000 people 48 km
Medet Denizli Turkey Village - 48 km
Koyunaliler Denizli Turkey Village - 48 km
Tekkeköy Denizli Turkey Village - 50 km
Honaz Denizli Turkey Village 7900 people 50 km
Kocadere Denizli Turkey Village - 55 km
Denizli Denizli Turkey Major city 310000 people 57 km
Sundurlu Denizli Turkey Village - 87 km
Düdenköy Antalya Turkey Village - 90 km
Dalaman Mugla Turkey City 19000 people 100 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Cardak DNZ 851 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 41 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Karamanli Degirmen 1974 24 km

More information

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