M 2.4 in Türkiye on 29 Jul 2013 20:40 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: 2.4M
Depth: 8.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.5965 , 34.9177
Event Date: 29 Jul 2013 20:40 UTC
29 Jul 2013 23:40 Local
Exposed Population:
1695185 people within 100km
Source: KOERI 2013072904049.
Inserted at: 29 Jul 2013 21:33 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
KOERI 0 0
2013072904049. 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
1001089 0 29 Jul 2013 20:40 2.4M, 8.6km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 00:53 KOERI
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 Corum (population 662,000) . The nearest places are Kirikkale, Samsun, and Beydili.

Radius Population
100 km 1.7 million people
75 km 970000 people
50 km 480000 people
20 km 200000 people
10 km 170000 people
5 km 29000 people
2 km 1700 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Corum Turkey 660000 people
Amasya Turkey 390000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Beydili Corum Turkey Village - 4 km
Samsun Samsun Turkey Major city 390000 people 142 km
Kirikkale Kirikkale Turkey Major city 210000 people 145 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
Merzifon AB MZH 543 Civ. Paved Yes 9500 57 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Yedikir Tersakan 1985 58 km

More information

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