M 4.2 in Greece on 12 Dec 2006 05:50 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.2M
Depth: 20 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.66 , 23.3
Event Date: 12 Dec 2006 05:50 UTC
12 Dec 2006 07:50 Local
Exposed Population:
4440000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 12 Dec 2006 16:27 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
23428 0.5 12 Dec 2006 05:50 4M, 5km N/A 4.4 million (in 100km) 02:54 EMSC
23435 0.5 12 Dec 2006 05:50 4.2M, 20km N/A 4.4 million (in 100km) 10:37 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 Central Greece and Evvoia. The nearest places are Kallithea, Ath�nai, L�mni, and Males�na.

Radius Population
100 km 4.3 million people
75 km 800000 people
50 km 280000 people
20 km 15000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Central Greece and Evvoia Greece -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
L�mni Evvoia Greece Village - 11 km
Males�na Fthiotida Greece City - 11 km
Ath�nai Greece Capital 760000 people 84 km
Kallithea Attiki Greece Major city 110000 people 87 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
Tanagra 148 Mil. Paved Yes 9800 41 km
Skiathos JSI 15 Civ. Paved Yes 5200 58 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Limni GRLII Greece 11 km
Larimna Greece 13 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Marathon Haradros 1931 74 km

More information

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