Overall Green Earthquake alert in Türkiye on 06 Feb 2023 10:35 UTC

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M 5.8 in Türkiye on 06 Feb 2023 10:35 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:	5.8M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	38.0084 , 37.7505
Event Date:	06 Feb 2023 10:35 UTC 06 Feb 2023 13:35 Local
Exposed Population:	1 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us6000jlqe
Inserted at:	06 Feb 2023 10:57 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	3.2 (Türkiye)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0.6		0.6
us6000jlqe	Scaled population (raster)	2.11
	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
1487322		0.6	06 Feb 2023 10:35	5.8M, 10km	6.79	1 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		00:21	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 Malatya (population 32,726) . The nearest places are Kalecik, Begre, Biçakci, Dogansehir, Erkenek, Harmanli, Polat, Surgu, Golbasi, Kantarma, and Kahramanmaras.

Radius	Population
100 km	2.4 million people
75 km	1.4 million people
50 km	280000 people
20 km	34000 people
10 km	1300 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Malatya	Türkiye	33000 people
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	9700 people
Adiyaman	Türkiye	3700 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Kalecik	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	7 km
Begre	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	9 km
Biçakci	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	12 km
Dogansehir	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	16 km
Erkenek	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	16 km
Harmanli	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	20 km
Polat	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	20 km
Surgu	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	20 km
Golbasi	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	40000 people	26 km
Kantarma	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	26 km
Nurhak	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	8500 people	26 km
Suçati	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	29 km
Asipinar	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	30 km
Kastal	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	30 km
Besni	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	46000 people	32 km
Kerome	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	32 km
Çevirme	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	32 km
Düzbag	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	34 km
Bereketli	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	34 km
Bagyalangoz	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	35 km
Agcasar	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	36 km
Umutlu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	39 km
Kokmuskuyu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	39 km
Halkuto	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	40 km
Darica	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	42 km
Gölpinar	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	42 km
Akçadag	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	42 km
Bayramusagi	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	43 km
Büyüksamusagi	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	43 km
Akçal	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	43 km
Abbasiye	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	43 km
Beloren	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	44 km
Atalar	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	45 km
Sambayat	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	45 km
Ambarcik	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	47 km
Cela	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	49 km
Çakal	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	49 km
Köseceli	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	49 km
Banigezi	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	49 km
Agtil	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	49 km
Büyük Cerbit	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	50 km
Asagiköy	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	51 km
Cakirhuyuk	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	51 km
Mahalle	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	51 km
Asagi Setrek	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	51 km
Elbistan	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	City	80000 people	52 km
Adiyaman	Adiyaman	Türkiye	City	190000 people	54 km
Asagiörükçü	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	54 km
Cihadiye	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	55 km
Yesilyurt	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	56 km
Resulusagi	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	56 km
Harun	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	58 km
Harmancik	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	58 km
Kandil	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	59 km
Bistikân	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	59 km
Büyüknacar	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	59 km
Basdervisli	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	60 km
Mezraa	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	60 km
Aslanoglu	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	61 km
Köyceviran	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	61 km
Agilbasi	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	61 km
Ardil	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	61 km
Igde	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	61 km
Asagi Hozkisi	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	61 km
Balikçi	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	62 km
Baskaya	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	62 km
Darende	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	20000 people	62 km
Malatya	Malatya	Türkiye	Major city	440000 people	62 km
Alisar	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	63 km
Agudere	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	64 km
Asagi Karavaiz	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	64 km
Artan	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	64 km
Akbudak	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	65 km
Iriagaç	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	66 km
Durmusköyü	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	66 km
Baydemirli	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	66 km
Kuzucak	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	67 km
Dalik	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	69 km
Büyükçerkezi	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	69 km
Agiloba	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	70 km
Atikân	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	70 km
Pazarcik	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	33000 people	70 km
Kahramanmaras	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Major city	340000 people	86 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
Malatya	MLX	862	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10900	56 km
Malatya		919				0	58 km
Adiyaman	ADF	673	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8300	70 km
Borankoy		683				0	74 km
Kahramanmaras	KCM	523	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	87 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Surgu	Surgu	1969	12 km
	Sultansuyu	Sultansuyu	1992	43 km
Adiyaman	Cat	Abdulharap	1996	50 km
	Kartalkaya	Aksu	1971	75 km
	Ataturk	Euphrates	1992	77 km
	Menzelet	Ceyhan	1993	88 km

More information

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