M 5.8 in Greece on 30 Jan 2020 11:21 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: 5.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.2254 , 27.8103
Event Date: 30 Jan 2020 11:21 UTC
30 Jan 2020 13:21 Local
Exposed Population: 20 thousand in 100km
Source: NEIC us60007jzj
Inserted at: 31 Jan 2020 11:25 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 2.5 (Greece)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us60007jzj Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.69  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1293466 n.a 30 Jan 2020 11:21 5.8M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 00:13 EMSC
1293468 0 30 Jan 2020 11:21 5.8M, 10km 3.83 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:03 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 Greece ,of Aegean Islands (population 3,706) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1293468 35.225/27.81 5.8 10.0 3.998 30 Jan 2020 11:45 00:24 (new episode)
2 0 1293468 35.225/27.81 5.8 10.0 3.889 30 Jan 2020 11:52 00:30 (upd of #1)
3 0 1293468 35.225/27.81 5.8 10.0 3.889 30 Jan 2020 13:24 02:03 (upd of #2)
4 0 1293468 35.225/27.81 5.8 10.0 3.826 31 Jan 2020 11:25 1d 00:03 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Aegean Islands Greece 3700 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kárpathos Dodekanisos Greece Village - 63 km
Menetes Dodekanisos Greece Village - 66 km
Arkasa Dodekanisos Greece Village - 69 km
Piles Dodekanisos Greece Village - 71 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
Karpathos AOK 6 Civ. Paved Yes 6800 64 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Karpathos Island Greece 63 km

More information

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