M 3.7 in Greece on 14 Dec 2008 20:18 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: 3.7M
Depth: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.89 , 22.31
Event Date: 14 Dec 2008 20:18 UTC
14 Dec 2008 22:18 Local
Exposed Population:
1200000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 15 Dec 2008 07:27 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
49433 0.5 14 Dec 2008 20:18 3.7M, 2km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 11:09 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 Peloponnisos (population 1,079,573) . The nearest places are Pátrai, and Mosiá.

Radius Population
100 km 1.2 million people
75 km 720000 people
50 km 230000 people
20 km 15000 people
10 km 3300 people
5 km 1500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Peloponnisos Greece 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mosiá Korinthia Greece Village - 3 km
Pátrai Achaia Greece Major city - 64 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
Tripolis 644 Mil. Paved No 6300 40 km
Araxos GPA 15 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 83 km
Andravida PYR 17 Mil. Paved Yes 10100 89 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Aiyion Greece 46 km
Navplion GRNPL Greece 55 km
Corinth GRCRG Greece 56 km
Galaxidhion Greece 57 km
Levadhia Greece 59 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Ladhon Ladhon 1955 31 km

More information

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