M 3.4 in Greece on 19 Jan 2010 21:35 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 3.4M
Depth: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.29 , 22.13
Event Date: 19 Jan 2010 21:35 UTC
19 Jan 2010 23:35 Local
Exposed Population:
1270000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC 152083
Inserted at: 19 Jan 2010 21:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
152083 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
73857 0.5 19 Jan 2010 21:35 3.4M, 5km N/A 1.3 million (in 100km) 00:06 EMSC
73858 0.5 19 Jan 2010 21:35 3.4M, 2km N/A 1.3 million (in 100km) 00:10 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 P�trai, and Temeni.

Radius Population
100 km 1.3 million people
75 km 650000 people
50 km 340000 people
20 km 39000 people
10 km 20000 people
5 km 2400 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Peloponnisos Greece 1.1 million people
Central Greece and Evvoia Greece -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Temeni Achaia Greece Village - 5 km
P�trai Achaia Greece Major city - 36 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
Araxos GPA 15 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 65 km
Lamia 18 72 km
Dhokimion 47 76 km
Agrinion AGQ 30 Mil. Paved No 9600 79 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Aiyion Greece 6 km
Galaxidhion Greece 24 km
Drepano Greece 26 km
Itea GRITA Greece 30 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Mornos Mornos 1976 29 km

More information

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