M 2 in Türkiye on 30 Jul 2013 02:52 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: 2.0M
Depth: 18.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.7477 , 43.1832
Event Date: 30 Jul 2013 02:52 UTC
30 Jul 2013 05:52 Local
Exposed Population:
1485676 people within 100km
Source: KOERI 2013073025243.
Inserted at: 30 Jul 2013 03:52 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
KOERI 0 0
2013073025243. 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
1001141 0 30 Jul 2013 02:52 2M, 18.3km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:59 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 Van (population 691,928) . The nearest places are Yerevan, and Agarti.

Radius Population
100 km 1.5 million people
75 km 990000 people
50 km 640000 people
20 km 31000 people
10 km 3600 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Van Turkey 690000 people
Bitlis Turkey 360000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Agarti Van Turkey Village - 3 km
Yerevan Armenia Capital 1.1 million people 195 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
Van VAN 1668 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 31 km
Tatvan 1486 78 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kockopru Zilan 1992 45 km
Sarimehmet Karasu 1991 48 km

More information

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