M 4.4 in Greece from 24 Dec 2013 03:32 UTC to 03:32

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: 4.4M
Depth: 26.4 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.0682 , 26.2415
Event Date: 24 Dec 2013 03:32 UTC
24 Dec 2013 05:32 Local
Exposed Population:
137856 people within 100km
Source: NOAIG 10F02544
Inserted at: 24 Dec 2013 04:02 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NOAIG 0 0
10F02544 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
1033937 0 24 Dec 2013 03:32 4.6M, 10km N/A 130 thousand (in 100km) 00:03 NOAIG
1033938 0 24 Dec 2013 03:32 4.4M, 14km N/A 130 thousand (in 100km) 00:05 KOERI
1033940 0 24 Dec 2013 03:32 4.9M, 15km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 EMSC
1033944 0 24 Dec 2013 03:32 4.4M, 26.4km N/A 140 thousand (in 100km) 00:29 NOAIG
1033975 0 24 Dec 2013 03:32 4.8M, 15km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 04:09 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 130000 people
75 km 75000 people
50 km 43000 people
20 km 3900 people
10 km <1000 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 31 km
Essey KSJ 10 Civ. Paved No 3200 80 km
Kasteli 360 Mil. Paved Yes 8000 86 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sitia GRJSH Greece 29 km
Ierapetra Greece 45 km

More information

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