Overall Green Earthquake alert in Türkiye on 30 Jul 2009 23:41 UTC

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M 3 in Türkiye on 30 Jul 2009 23:41 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:	Km
Lat/Lon:	40.44 , 28.71
Event Date:	30 Jul 2009 23:41 UTC 31 Jul 2009 02:41 Local
Exposed Population:	14020000 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC
Inserted at:	31 Jul 2009 07:22 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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
62458		0.5	30 Jul 2009 23:41	3M, 5km	N/A	14 million (in 100km)		07:41	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 Bursa (population 1,740,190) . The nearest places are Esence, Armutlu, Mudanya, Mecidiye, Armuflu, Bacala, Runguç, Bademli, Karakoca, Ekmekçi, and Istanbul.

Radius	Population
100 km	16 million people
75 km	12.4 million people
50 km	1.9 million people
20 km	51000 people
10 km	4800 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Bursa	Turkey	1.7 million people
Istanbul	Turkey	7.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Esence	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	10 km
Armutlu	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	15 km
Mudanya	Bursa	Turkey	City	23000 people	16 km
Mecidiye	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	17 km
Armuflu	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	17 km
Bacala	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	17 km
Runguç	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	18 km
Bademli	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	21 km
Karakoca	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	24 km
Ekmekçi	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	24 km
Çorapçiköy	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	25 km
Görükle	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	25 km
Balat	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	27 km
Kurshunlu	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	27 km
Bayramdere	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	28 km
Hasanaga	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	29 km
Esenköy	Yalova	Turkey	Village	-	29 km
Kumlakebir	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	33 km
Akçakoyun	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	35 km
Cali	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	35 km
Unçukuru	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	35 km
Engürücük	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	37 km
Karacabey	Bursa	Turkey	City	44000 people	37 km
Demirtas	Bursa	Turkey	Village	6700 people	37 km
Umurbey	Bursa	Turkey	Village	3500 people	38 km
Gemlik	Bursa	Turkey	City	70000 people	38 km
Uluabat	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	39 km
Gökçedere	Yalova	Turkey	Village	-	41 km
Bursa	Bursa	Turkey	Major city	1.4 million people	41 km
Voyvoda	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	42 km
Cinarcik	Yalova	Turkey	Village	7600 people	42 km
Sögütalan	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	42 km
Çinarcik	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	44 km
Dagakça	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	45 km
Erenler	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	47 km
Ariz	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	47 km
Koçu	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	47 km
Gedelek	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	48 km
Yolagzi	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	48 km
Gürle	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	48 km
Serme	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	50 km
Yenice	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	50 km
Mustafa Kemalpasa	Bursa	Turkey	City	-	51 km
Gursu	Bursa	Turkey	City	23000 people	51 km
Osmaniye	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	51 km
Orhangazi	Bursa	Turkey	City	52000 people	51 km
Kestel	Bursa	Turkey	Village	35000 people	52 km
Karaagaç	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	52 km
Aglasan	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	52 km
Erikli	Balikesir	Turkey	Village	-	52 km
Yalova	Yalova	Turkey	City	70000 people	54 km
Tophisar	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	54 km
Yeniköy	Bursa	Turkey	Village	4400 people	55 km
Sultaniye	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	55 km
Yürücekler	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	55 km
Camamdar	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	56 km
Behram	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	56 km
Güllüce	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	57 km
Göynükbelen	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	58 km
Büyükada	Istanbul	Turkey	City	-	58 km
Karaorman	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	58 km
Çeltikçi	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	59 km
Sölöz	Bursa	Turkey	Village	1800 people	59 km
Bakirköy	Istanbul	Turkey	City	-	59 km
Ömerli	Balikesir	Turkey	Village	-	59 km
Turan	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	60 km
Çakil	Balikesir	Turkey	Village	-	60 km
Dündar	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	60 km
Bayir	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	61 km
Debleke	Balikesir	Turkey	Village	-	62 km
Çayagzi	Balikesir	Turkey	Village	-	62 km
Pasalar	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	62 km
Yenice	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	62 km
Bandirma	Balikesir	Turkey	City	100000 people	63 km
Zeytinburnu	Istanbul	Turkey	City	-	63 km
Aksakal	Balikesir	Turkey	Village	-	63 km
Tuzla	Kocaeli	Turkey	Village	-	63 km
Küçükçekmece	Istanbul	Turkey	City	-	63 km
Seymen	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	64 km
Ergili	Balikesir	Turkey	Village	-	64 km
Orhaneli	Bursa	Turkey	Village	8800 people	64 km
Kartal	Istanbul	Turkey	City	-	65 km
Bâliizir	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	66 km
Tasköprü	Balikesir	Turkey	Village	-	66 km
Aktoprak	Kocaeli	Turkey	Village	-	66 km
Tepecik	Istanbul	Turkey	Village	22000 people	66 km
No	Istanbul	Turkey	City	-	66 km
Alpagut	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	67 km
Büyükçekmece	Istanbul	Turkey	City	42000 people	67 km
Darica	Kocaeli	Turkey	City	-	67 km
Esenyurt	Istanbul	Turkey	City	210000 people	67 km
Mahmutbey	Istanbul	Turkey	City	-	67 km
Fatih	Istanbul	Turkey	City	-	67 km
Pendik	Istanbul	Turkey	City	-	67 km
Dedeler	Bursa	Turkey	Village	-	67 km
Kadiköy	Istanbul	Turkey	City	-	68 km
Litros	Istanbul	Turkey	Village	-	68 km
Karapürçek	Balikesir	Turkey	Village	-	68 km
Semetler	Kocaeli	Turkey	Village	<1000 people	69 km
Atabey	Kocaeli	Turkey	Village	-	69 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
Bursa	BTZ	101	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4500	34 km
Ataturk	IST	48	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	60 km
Yalova		2	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4500	63 km
Bandirma	BDM	51	Civ.	Paved	No	9900	64 km
Tuzla		50				0	68 km
Sabiha Gokcen	SAW	95				0	72 km
Samandira		200	Mil.	Paved	No	4500	75 km
Yenisehir	YEI	232	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	75 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Mudanya	TRMUD	Turkey	14 km
Imrali Island		Turkey	19 km
Borusan		Turkey	32 km
Gemlik	TRGEM	Turkey	38 km
Yalova		Turkey	54 km
Burgaz Adasi		Turkey	58 km
Bakirkoy	TRBAK	Turkey	59 km
Buyukada		Turkey	59 km
Ambarli	TRAMB	Turkey	60 km
Bandirma	TRBDM	Turkey	63 km
Maltepe	TRMAL	Turkey	64 km
Kartal	TRKAR	Turkey	65 km
Buyukcekmece	TRBCE	Turkey	66 km
Erenkoy		Turkey	66 km
Tuzla	TRTUZ	Turkey	68 km
Haydarpasa	TRHAY	Turkey	68 km
Istanbul	TRIST	Turkey	70 km
Gebze		Turkey	74 km
Edincik	TREDK	Turkey	74 km
Diliskelesi	TRDIL	Turkey	76 km
Anadolu		Turkey	77 km
Erdek	TRERK	Turkey	77 km
Silivri		Turkey	80 km
Hereke	TRHER	Turkey	83 km
Beykoz	TRBEY	Turkey	83 km
Ereglisi		Turkey	86 km
Sariyer	TRSRY	Turkey	87 km
Yarimca	TRYAR	Turkey	96 km
Tutunciftlik	TRTUT	Turkey	98 km
Marmara Island		Turkey	99 km
Golcuk	TRGOK	Turkey	99 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Demirtas	Ballikaya	1983	38 km
Gokce	Sellimandira	1989	45 km
Golbasi	Aksu	1938	57 km
Buyukcekmece	Sarisu	1988	66 km
Omerli	Riva	1972	88 km

More information

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