M 4 in Greece on 03 Jan 2004 17:18 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: 4.0M
Depth: 54.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.88 , 27.8
Event Date: 03 Jan 2004 17:18 UTC
03 Jan 2004 19:18 Local
Exposed Population:
150000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 09 Jan 2004 16:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 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
5630 0.5 03 Jan 2004 17:18 4M, 54.6km N/A 150 thousand (in 100km) 5d 23:13 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 Greece , Region of Aegean Islands (population 456,800) . The nearest places are and Kattavi�.

Radius Population
100 km 150000 people
75 km 120000 people
50 km 24000 people
20 km 5100 people
10 km 2400 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aegean Islands Greece 460000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kattavi� Dodekanisos Greece Village - 8 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
Maritsa 62 Civ. Paved No 7800 61 km
Diagoras RHO 4 Civ. Paved Yes 10600 62 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lindos Greece 31 km
Alimnia Island Greece 41 km
Khalki Island Greece 43 km

More information

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