Overall Green Earthquake alert in Türkiye on 06 Feb 2023 01:36 UTC

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M 5.6 in Türkiye on 06 Feb 2023 01:36 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

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:	5.6M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	37.0175 , 36.7443
Event Date:	06 Feb 2023 01:36 UTC 06 Feb 2023 04:36 Local
Exposed Population:	Few people affected (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us6000jlm9
Inserted at:	06 Feb 2023 02:01 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	5.7 (Syria)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Syria= 5.7; Türkiye= 3.2

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000jlm9	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.77

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1487104		0	06 Feb 2023 01:36	5.6M, 10km	6.56	357 (in MMI>=VII)		00:25	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 Türkiye , Province of Gaziantep (population 91,402) . The nearest places are Arapusagi, Aganli, Islahiye, Fevzipasa, Kestan, Senikçe, Olucak, Kerküt, Midan Ikbis, Hasanbeyli, and Halab.

Radius	Population
100 km	7.7 million people
75 km	4.2 million people
50 km	860000 people
20 km	76000 people
10 km	20000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Gaziantep	Türkiye	91000 people
Adana	Türkiye	7800 people
Halab	Syrian Arab Republic	2300 people
Hatay	Türkiye	8300 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Arapusagi	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	4 km
Aganli	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	8 km
Islahiye	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	47000 people	9 km
Fevzipasa	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	12 km
Kestan	Kilis	Türkiye	Village	-	14 km
Senikçe	Kilis	Türkiye	Village	-	17 km
Olucak	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	19 km
Kerküt	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	20 km
Midan Ikbis	Halab	Syria	Village	-	22 km
Hasanbeyli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	6300 people	23 km
Çakmak	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	23 km
Arzap	Kilis	Türkiye	Village	-	24 km
Bahce	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	25000 people	24 km
Sakcagoz	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	24 km
Bali Keuy	Halab	Syria	Village	-	27 km
Akbaz	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	28 km
Bekisli	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	28 km
Cebelibereket	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	28 km
Asagi Karadere	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	29 km
Gökmusa	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	29 km
Akça Koyunlu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	30 km
Hassa	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	9600 people	31 km
Karnebi	Kilis	Türkiye	Village	-	31 km
Küllü	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	32 km
Aalamdâr	Halab	Syria	Village	-	33 km
Ferikli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	34 km
Haruniye	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	35 km
Cerityeniyapan	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	36 km
Akdemir	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	37 km
Kizilgöl	Kilis	Türkiye	Village	-	39 km
Egibiçak	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	40 km
Burc	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	41 km
Çimenli	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	41 km
Turkoglu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	42 km
Çitli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	43 km
Osmaniye	Osmaniye	Türkiye	City	200000 people	43 km
Aarab Vîrâne	Halab	Syria	Village	-	44 km
Karri	Halab	Syria	Village	-	45 km
Narlihöpür	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	45 km
Ambarli	Halab	Syria	Village	-	45 km
Köprüagzi	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	45 km
Isbatirin	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	46 km
Kilis	Kilis	Türkiye	City	81000 people	47 km
Alçi	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	48 km
Avsarli	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	48 km
Yesilkent	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	48 km
Aarab Ouchârhi	Halab	Syria	Village	-	48 km
Bayindirli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	49 km
Dortyol	Hatay	Türkiye	City	60000 people	50 km
Kazmaca	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	52 km
Qatma	Halab	Syria	Village	-	52 km
Bilaliye	Kilis	Türkiye	Village	-	52 km
Somakli	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	52 km
Arapli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	53 km
Öksüzlü	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	53 km
Gafarli	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	54 km
Agcakoyunlu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	54 km
Erikli	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	54 km
Almali	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	54 km
Yahacik	Hatay	Türkiye	City	-	54 km
Meydan	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	55 km
A'zaz	Halab	Syria	Village	-	55 km
Araplar	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	56 km
Abacilar	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	56 km
Gültepe	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	57 km
Büyükterolar	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	57 km
Afrin	Halab	Syria	Village	-	57 km
Akarca	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	58 km
Gaziantep	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Major city	1 million people	58 km
Toprakkale	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	8500 people	59 km
Cheïkh el Hadîd	Halab	Syria	Village	-	59 km
Akçakoyunlu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	59 km
Kafer Déli Tahtâni	Halab	Syria	Village	-	59 km
Al Harjalah	Halab	Syria	Village	-	60 km
Kaston	Kilis	Türkiye	Village	-	61 km
Alanli	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	62 km
Dölese	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	63 km
Bornaz	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	63 km
Bedirkent	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	64 km
Kavakli	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	65 km
Bölükçam	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	65 km
Tecirli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	65 km
Kahramanmaras	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Major city	340000 people	65 km
Sazgin	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	65 km
Akçagil	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	66 km
Kirikhan	Hatay	Türkiye	City	98000 people	67 km
Demrek	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	67 km
Aakiba	Halab	Syria	Village	-	68 km
Kadirli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	City	70000 people	68 km
Iskenderun	Hatay	Türkiye	Major city	180000 people	69 km
Halab	Halab	Syria	Major city	1.6 million people	96 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	61 km
Minakh		498				0	61 km
Gaziantep	GZT	706	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9100	66 km
Iskenderun		8				0	72 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Dorytol		Türkiye	54 km
Isdemir		Türkiye	59 km
Iskenderun	TRISK	Türkiye	71 km
Botas	TRCEY	Türkiye	74 km
Yumurtalik Bay	TRYUM	Türkiye	90 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Tahtakopru	Karasu	1975	18 km
Aslantas	Ceyhan	1984	51 km
Sir	Ceyhan	1991	56 km
Kartalkaya	Aksu	1971	67 km
Menzelet	Ceyhan	1993	74 km
Kayacik	Aynifar	1997	76 km
Kesiksuyu	Kesiksuyu	1971	85 km
Kozan	Kilgen	1972	98 km

More information

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