M 3 in Türkiye on 21 Jul 2009 06:24 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: 3.0M
Depth: 8 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.94 , 29.22
Event Date: 21 Jul 2009 06:24 UTC
21 Jul 2009 09:24 Local
Exposed Population:
1350000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 21 Jul 2009 09:28 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
61796 0.5 21 Jul 2009 06:24 3M, 8km N/A 1.3 million (in 100km) 03:04 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 Turkey , Province of Denizli (population 815,075) . The nearest places are and Denizli.

Radius Population
100 km 1.3 million people
75 km 610000 people
50 km 340000 people
20 km 20000 people
10 km 8100 people
5 km 2900 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Turkey Denizli 820000 people
Turkey Mugla 610000 people
Turkey Burdur 280000 people
Turkey Antalya 1.2 million people
Turkey Aydin 900000 people
Greece Aegean Islands 460000 people
Turkey Afyon 800000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Denizli Denizli Turkey Major city 310000 people 90 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
Dalaman DLM 7 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 46 km
Kastelorizo KZS unknown 98 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Fethiye TRFET Turkey 39 km
Aksaz Turkey 73 km
Gokova Iskelesi TRGKV Turkey 77 km

More information

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