M 4.5 in Greece on 31 Oct 2020 14:42 UTC

Event summary

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

GDACS ID EQ 1241882
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.8431 , 26.4217
Event Date: 31 Oct 2020 14:42 UTC
31 Oct 2020 16:42 Local
Exposed Population:
3520000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 31 Oct 2020 15:24 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.2 (Türkiye)
INFORM Coping capacity list: Türkiye= 3.2; Greece= 2.5

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000c8mn Scaled population (vector) 5.78  
  C1 earthquake 1.37  
  C2 earthquake -0.11  
  Country Vulnerability 0.27  
  INFORM_normalised 0.77  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 1008 | About casualties: 293 | Last hour: 0

Tsunami in Cyprus unlikely but possibleWed, 04 Nov 2020 13:31:00 +0100.

The risk of a tsunami in the Mediterranean is lower than in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, but it is a real possibility, the Department of Geological Survey said Wednesday, on the occasion of the World Tsunami Awareness Day. Tsunamis would
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Turkey: Rescuers end search as toll reach 116Wed, 04 Nov 2020 13:30:00 +0100.

Locals and officials search for survivors at a collapsed building after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Greece and Turkey, where some buildings collapsed in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, Oct
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The World in BriefWed, 04 Nov 2020 11:46:00 +0100.

Turkish girl, 3, alive 4 days after quake. IZMIR, TURKEY -- Rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir pulled a toddler out alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building Tuesday, four days after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greec
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Quake toll rises to 116 in Turkey; rescuers finish searchesWed, 04 Nov 2020 09:44:00 +0100.

In this photo provided by Turkey's IHH humanitarian aid group, Ayda Gezgin is carried by members of rescue services and medics after she was taken out of the rubble of her collapsed building, in Izmir, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Rescuer
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),