M 2 in Türkiye on 30 Jul 2013 09:17 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: 5 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.8788 , 37.8262
Event Date: 30 Jul 2013 09:17 UTC
30 Jul 2013 12:17 Local
Exposed Population:
1232084 people within 100km
Source: KOERI 2013073091753.
Inserted at: 30 Jul 2013 09:29 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
KOERI 0 0
2013073091753. 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
1001225 0 30 Jul 2013 09:17 2M, 5km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:11 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 Malatya (population 762,074) . The nearest places are Malatya, and Kizilhisar.

Radius Population
100 km 1.2 million people
75 km 850000 people
50 km 150000 people
20 km 42000 people
10 km 7600 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Malatya Turkey 760000 people
Sivas Turkey 830000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kizilhisar Malatya Turkey Village - 9 km
Malatya Malatya Turkey Major city 440000 people 72 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
Malatya MLX 862 Civ. Paved Yes 10900 54 km
Borankoy 683 65 km
Malatya 919 69 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Sultansuyu Sultansuyu 1992 65 km

More information

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