Overall Green Earthquake alert in Greece from 18 Feb 2016 02:40 UTC to 02:40

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M 4.7 in Greece from 18 Feb 2016 02:40 UTC to 02:40

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	4.7M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	35.0215 , 26.3937
Event Date:	18 Feb 2016 02:40 UTC 18 Feb 2016 04:40 Local
Exposed Population:	About 93611 people within 100km
Source:	NOAIG 28F01729
Inserted at:	18 Feb 2016 02:44 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NOAIG	0		n.a
28F01729	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

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1119805	n.a	18 Feb 2016 02:40	4.7M, 10km	N/A	90 thousand (in 100km)	00:04	NOAIG
1119808	n.a	18 Feb 2016 02:40	4.7M, 28.1km	N/A	130 thousand (in 100km)	00:15	NOAIG
1119809	0	18 Feb 2016 02:40	4.7M, 42km	N/A	110 thousand (in 100km)	00:20	EMSC
1119811	0	18 Feb 2016 02:40	4.7M, 13km	N/A	100 thousand (in 100km)	00:23	EMSC
1119833	0	18 Feb 2016 02:40	4.7M, 10km	N/A	100 thousand (in 100km)	05:26	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 Greece , Region of Crete (population 537,807) .

Radius	Population
100 km	94000 people
75 km	68000 people
50 km	25000 people
20 km	<1000 people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

	Country	Region Province	Population
	Greece	Crete	540000 people
	Greece	Aegean Islands	460000 people

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
Sitia	JSH	122	Civ.	Paved	No	2300	38 km
Essey	KSJ	10	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	68 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Sitia	GRJSH	Greece	35 km
Kasos Island		Greece	60 km
Ierapetra		Greece	61 km
Aghios Nikolaos		Greece	67 km

More information

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