M 4.5 in Türkiye on 28 Oct 2015 16:20 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: 4.5M
Depth: 13 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.82 , 27.76
Event Date: 28 Oct 2015 16:20 UTC
28 Oct 2015 19:20 Local
Exposed Population:
5465673 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=467047
Inserted at: 28 Oct 2015 16:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=467047 Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  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
1103911 0 28 Oct 2015 16:20 4.1M, 10km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 00:05 NOAIG
1103913 0 28 Oct 2015 16:20 4.5M, 12.7km N/A 5.5 million (in 100km) 00:07 KOERI
1103914 0 28 Oct 2015 16:20 4.5M, 13km N/A 5.5 million (in 100km) 00:10 EMSC
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 Tekirdag (population 508,924) . The nearest places are Edirne, and G�lc�k.

Radius Population
100 km 1.7 million people
75 km 810000 people
50 km 420000 people
20 km 47000 people
10 km 24000 people
5 km 5300 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Tekirdag Turkey 510000 people
Canakkale Turkey 470000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
G�lc�k Tekirdag Turkey Village - 2 km
Edirne Edirne Turkey Major city 130000 people 121 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
Kesan 55 44 km
Canakkale CKZ 7 Civ. Paved Yes 5900 83 km
Bandirma BDM 51 Civ. Paved No 9900 84 km
Corlu TEQ 173 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 86 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sarkoy TRSRK Turkey 6 km
Kum Burnu Turkey 32 km
Karabiga TRKRB Turkey 33 km
Marmara Island Turkey 40 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Karaidemir Pogaca 1982 32 km

More information

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