M 4.1 in Poland from 08 Jun 2011 09:39 UTC to 09:39

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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.1M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 51.59 , 16.29
Event Date: 08 Jun 2011 09:39 UTC
08 Jun 2011 11:39 Local
Exposed Population:
4130000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 08 Jun 2011 09:49 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
109778 0.5 08 Jun 2011 09:39 4.1M, 10km N/A 4.1 million (in 100km) 00:10 EMSC
109779 0.5 08 Jun 2011 09:39 4.1M, 2km N/A 4.3 million (in 100km) 00:11 EMSC
109781 0.5 08 Jun 2011 09:39 4.1M, 2km N/A 4.1 million (in 100km) 01:22 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 Poland , Province of Legnica (population 523,596) . The nearest places are Legnica, Orsk, Szymocin, and Retkow.

Radius Population
100 km 4.2 million people
75 km 2.1 million people
50 km 860000 people
20 km 140000 people
10 km 20000 people
5 km 5000 people
2 km 1100 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Legnica Poland 520000 people
Leszno Poland 390000 people
Wroclaw Poland 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Orsk Podlaskie Poland Village - 4 km
Szymocin Podlaskie Poland Village - 4 km
Retkow Podlaskie Poland Village - 6 km
Legnica Podlaskie Poland Major city 100000 people 44 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
Lubin 140 Civ. Paved No 3200 20 km
Lysiny 100 28 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Slup Nysa Szalona 1978 56 km

More information

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