M 4 in Greece on 07 Feb 2011 18:31 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: 4.0M
Depth: 102 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.6 , 26.89
Event Date: 07 Feb 2011 18:31 UTC
07 Feb 2011 20:31 Local
Exposed Population:
240000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 07 Feb 2011 18:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
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
103847 0.5 07 Feb 2011 18:31 4M, 102km N/A 240 thousand (in 100km) 00:04 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 Aegean Islands (population 456,800) . The nearest places are Aydin, and K�falos.

Radius Population
100 km 240000 people
75 km 170000 people
50 km 55000 people
20 km 3700 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aegean Islands Greece 460000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
K�falos Dodekanisos Greece Village 2300 people 17 km
Aydin Aydin Turkey Major city 150000 people 163 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
Kos KGS 125 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 28 km
Astipalaia JTY 47 Civ. Paved No 3200 45 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Yali Island GRYLI Greece 23 km
Nisiros Island Greece 30 km

More information

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