M 3.2 in Greece on 24 Aug 2009 20:51 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: 3.2M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 35.44 , 22.67
Event Date: 24 Aug 2009 20:51 UTC
24 Aug 2009 22:51 Local
Exposed Population:
about 18000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 25 Aug 2009 06:31 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
64262 0.5 24 Aug 2009 20:51 3.2M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 09:40 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 Crete (population 537,807) .

Radius Population
100 km 25000 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Crete Greece 540000 people
Central Greece and Evvoia Greece -
Peloponnisos Greece 1.1 million people
Aegean Islands Greece 460000 people
Darnah Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 110000 people
Al Jabal al Akhdar Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 460000 people
Ionian Islands Greece 190000 people
Al Fatih Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 100000 people
Tubruq Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 94000 people
Banghazi Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 850000 people
Thessalia Greece 730000 people
Ipiros Greece 340000 people
Mugla Turkey 610000 people
Izmir Turkey 2.9 million people
Aydin Turkey 900000 people
Ajdabiya Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 100000 people
Marsa Matruh Egypt 190000 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
Kithira KIT 290 Civ. Paved Yes 4800 98 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Potamos Greece 74 km
Kapsali Greece 83 km
Kastelli Greece 83 km
Cape Spatha Greece 100 km

More information

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