M 4.2 in Greece on 25 Mar 2007 14:54 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.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.2M
Depth: 5 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.35 , 20.23
Event Date: 25 Mar 2007 14:54 UTC
25 Mar 2007 17:54 Local
Exposed Population:
200000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 25 Mar 2007 21:17 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
25654 0.5 25 Mar 2007 14:54 4.2M, 5km N/A 200 thousand (in 100km) 06:23 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 Ionian Islands (population 192,059) .

Radius Population
100 km 230000 people
75 km 74000 people
50 km 41000 people
20 km 1100 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Greece Ionian Islands 190000 people
Greece Central Greece and Evvoia -
Greece Ipiros 340000 people
Greece Peloponnisos 1.1 million people

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
Argostolion EFL 18 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 36 km
Aktion PVK 4 Mil. Paved Yes 9800 78 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cephalonia Island Greece 25 km
Assos Greece 25 km

More information

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