M 3.7 in Poland on 25 Feb 2010 11:45 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: 3.7M
Depth: 0 Km
Lat/Lon: 51.6 , 16.2
Event Date: 25 Feb 2010 11:45 UTC
25 Feb 2010 12:45 Local
Exposed Population:
4010000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC 156027
Inserted at: 26 Feb 2010 09:46 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
156027 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
78719 0.5 25 Feb 2010 11:45 3.7M, 0km N/A 4 million (in 100km) 22:00 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 Poland , Province of Legnica (population 523,596) . The nearest places are Legnica, Grebocice, Szymocin, and Retkow.

Radius Population
100 km 4.1 million people
75 km 1.8 million people
50 km 860000 people
20 km 150000 people
10 km 24000 people
5 km 6300 people
2 km 1200 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Legnica Poland 520000 people
Leszno Poland 390000 people
Zielona Gora Poland 670000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Szymocin Podlaskie Poland Village - 1 km
Retkow Podlaskie Poland Village - 1 km
Grebocice Podlaskie Poland Village - 4 km
Legnica Podlaskie Poland Major city 100000 people 44 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
Lubin 140 Civ. Paved No 3200 20 km
Lysiny 100 27 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Slup Nysa Szalona 1978 56 km

More information

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