M 4 in Greece from 29 May 2014 06:00 UTC to 06:00

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: 4.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.0427 , 24.3934
Event Date: 29 May 2014 06:00 UTC
29 May 2014 09:00 Local
Exposed Population:
178333 people within 100km
Source: NOAIG 2014kkwj
Inserted at: 29 May 2014 06:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NOAIG 0 0
2014kkwj 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
1051438 0 29 May 2014 06:00 4M, 10km N/A 180 thousand (in 100km) 00:02 NOAIG
1051441 0 29 May 2014 06:00 4.1M, 9.8km N/A 170 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 Greece , Region of Macedonia (population 2,267,051) . The nearest places are Thessalon�ki, and Kapsokal�via.

Radius Population
100 km 180000 people
75 km 51000 people
50 km 6900 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Macedonia Greece 2.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kapsokal�via Chalkidiki Greece Village - 11 km
Thessalon�ki Thessaloniki Greece Major city 350000 people 137 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
Limnos LXS 5 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 73 km
Megas Alexandros KVA 5 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Nea Rodha Greece 55 km
Mirina Greece 60 km
Palourion Greece 62 km
Peathoura Island Greece 63 km
Limenaria Greece 68 km
Ormos Kondias Greece 69 km

More information

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