M 4.9 in Türkiye from 19 Sep 2012 09:17 UTC to 09:17

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: 4.9M
Depth: 21 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.28 , 37.14
Event Date: 19 Sep 2012 09:17 UTC
19 Sep 2012 12:17 Local
Exposed Population:
3590000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 19 Sep 2012 09:30 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
119714 0.5 19 Sep 2012 09:17 4.8M, 7km N/A 3.6 million (in 100km) 00:09 EMSC
119715 0.5 19 Sep 2012 09:17 4.9M, 21km N/A 3.6 million (in 100km) 00:12 EMSC
119716 0.5 19 Sep 2012 09:17 4.9M, 10km N/A 3.7 million (in 100km) 00:22 NEIC
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 Turkey , Province of Kahraman Maras (population 969,291) . The nearest places are Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep, and Agcakoyunlu.

Radius Population
100 km 3.6 million people
75 km 2.4 million people
50 km 1.7 million people
20 km 63000 people
10 km 19000 people
5 km 4800 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kahraman Maras Turkey 970000 people
Gaziantep Turkey 1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Agcakoyunlu Kahramanmaras Turkey Village - 2 km
Kahramanmaras Kahramanmaras Turkey Major city 340000 people 33 km
Gaziantep Gaziantep Turkey Major city 1 million people 38 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
Kahramanmaras KCM 523 Civ. Paved Yes 7500 28 km
Gaziantep GZT 706 Civ. Paved Yes 9100 53 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kartalkaya Aksu 1971 12 km

More information

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