Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Türkiye on 24 Jan 2020 17:55 UTC

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M 6.7 in Türkiye on 24 Jan 2020 17:55 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.7M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	38.3303 , 39.0843
Event Date:	24 Jan 2020 17:55 UTC 24 Jan 2020 20:55 Local
Exposed Population:	About 4000 people in MMI 140 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us60007ewc
Inserted at:	25 Jan 2020 01:07 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3.2 (Türkiye)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	1.5		1.4
us60007ewc	Scaled population (raster)	3.11
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.77

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1292062		1.4	24 Jan 2020 17:55	6.7M, 10km	8.02	140 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		07:12	NEIC
1292318		1.6	24 Jan 2020 17:55	6.7M, 11.91km	8.26	400 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		1d 00:06	NEIC

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 ,of Malatya (population 7,243) . The alertlevel for this event is ORANGE

Intensity	Population
	17000 people
	470000 people
	1.6 million people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1	1292062	38.33/39.084	6.7	10.0	7.327	24 Jan 2020 18:30	00:34	(new episode)
2	1.4	1292062	38.33/39.084	6.7	10.0	7.881	24 Jan 2020 20:01	02:06	(upd of #1)
3	1.4	1292062	38.33/39.084	6.7	10.0	7.881	24 Jan 2020 20:05	02:10	(upd of #2)
4	1.5	1292062	38.33/39.084	6.7	10.0	8.018	25 Jan 2020 01:07	07:12	(upd of #3)
5	1.7	1292318	38.39/39.081	6.7	11.9	8.255	25 Jan 2020 17:26	23:31	(new episode)
6	1.6	1292318	38.39/39.081	6.7	11.9	8.255	25 Jan 2020 18:01	1d 00:06	(upd of #5)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Malatya	Turkey	7200 people
Elazig	Turkey	3200 people
Diyarbakir	Turkey	<1000 people
Malatya	Turkey	42000 people
Elazig	Turkey	300000 people
Diyarbakir	Turkey	35000 people
Adiyaman	Turkey	15000 people
Urfa	Turkey	13000 people
Malatya	Turkey	680000 people
Elazig	Turkey	200000 people
Diyarbakir	Turkey	210000 people
Adiyaman	Turkey	210000 people
Urfa	Turkey	250000 people
Tunceli	Turkey	14000 people
Malatya	Turkey	190000 people
Elazig	Turkey	120000 people
Diyarbakir	Turkey	1.1 million people
Adiyaman	Turkey	410000 people
Urfa	Turkey	1.8 million people
Tunceli	Turkey	72000 people
Erzincan	Turkey	3300 people
Bingol	Turkey	9500 people
Sivas	Turkey	<1000 people
Mardin	Turkey	270000 people
Kahraman Maras	Turkey	35000 people
Gaziantep	Turkey	1900 people
Halab	Syrian Arab Republic	9700 people
Ar Raqqah	Syrian Arab Republic	18000 people
Al Hasakah	Syrian Arab Republic	6100 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Bakimli	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	10 km
Pütürge	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	22 km
Sivrice	Elazig	Turkey	Village	5400 people	23 km
Cungus	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	-	23 km
Hankendi	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	27 km
Sintil	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	30 km
Hazer	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	33 km
Mollakendi	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	37 km
Saricabük	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	38 km
Cip	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	40 km
Caykoy	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	35 km
Cermik	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	21000 people	40 km
Venkök	Adiyaman	Turkey	Village	-	40 km
Elazig	Elazig	Turkey	Major city	280000 people	41 km
Gemici	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	46 km
Agachan	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	46 km
Sögüt	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	50 km
Gölberan	Adiyaman	Turkey	Village	-	52 km
Maden	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	52 km
Yazusagi	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	53 km
Balibey	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	55 km
Icme	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	56 km
Güvercin	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	56 km
Selhan	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	-	58 km
Damlacik	Adiyaman	Turkey	Village	-	60 km
Ergani	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	52000 people	60 km
Pertek	Tunceli	Turkey	Village	6800 people	62 km
Eskimalatya	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	62 km
Balan	Tunceli	Turkey	Village	-	63 km
Birdil	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	-	66 km
Denizli	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	66 km
Bilalusagi	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	66 km
Sivarek	Sanliurfa	Turkey	City	-	68 km
Malatya	Malatya	Turkey	Major city	440000 people	68 km
Akcapinar	Tunceli	Turkey	Village	-	70 km
Yesilyurt	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	71 km
Morhamam	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	72 km
Kahta	Adiyaman	Turkey	Village	72000 people	73 km
Agin	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	75 km
Asagi Termil	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	-	75 km
Bozburun	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	75 km
Verimli	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	75 km
Celtik	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	75 km
Büyükçerkezi	Adiyaman	Turkey	Village	-	80 km
Karacadag	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	83 km
Hilvan	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	17000 people	83 km
Dahlek	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	-	88 km
Golcuk	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	94 km
Asagiköy	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	71 km
Esenlik	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	80 km
Cemisgezek	Tunceli	Turkey	Village	-	82 km
Arguvan	Malatya	Turkey	Village	3300 people	86 km
Halkuto	Adiyaman	Turkey	Village	-	86 km
Palu	Elazig	Turkey	Village	11000 people	87 km
AKpazar	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	87 km
Hozat	Tunceli	Turkey	Village	8100 people	87 km
Fethiye	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	88 km
Gölpinar	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	89 km
Dicle	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	13000 people	93 km
Arapkir	Malatya	Turkey	Village	10000 people	94 km
Adiyaman	Adiyaman	Turkey	City	190000 people	95 km
Tunceli	Tunceli	Turkey	Village	29000 people	95 km
Akçadag	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	97 km
Dutluca	Erzincan	Turkey	Village	-	98 km
Bahçeli	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	100 km
Yedikuyu	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	100 km
Karaoglan	Tunceli	Turkey	Village	-	101 km
Himiri	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	-	102 km
Surgu	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	103 km
Karakeci	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	103 km
Tirmal	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	104 km
Balcali	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	106 km
Polat	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	108 km
Dogansehir	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	108 km
Karinca	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	109 km
Karakocan	Elazig	Turkey	Village	-	109 km
Diyarbakir	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Major city	580000 people	111 km
Akziyaret	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	112 km
Hekimani	Malatya	Turkey	Village	-	113 km
Büyükakören	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	-	113 km
Konukçu	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	115 km
Sambayat	Adiyaman	Turkey	Village	-	115 km
Hani	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	11000 people	116 km
Bozova	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	21000 people	117 km
Kuyulu	Adiyaman	Turkey	Village	-	118 km
Kobuk	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	-	119 km
Kirkpinar	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	121 km
Yaylak	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	123 km
Kapakli	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	124 km
Zorava	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	-	125 km
Çaytepe	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	-	126 km
Saffan	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	-	127 km
Urfa	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Major city	450000 people	132 km
Darakolkösk	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	-	133 km
Gerdek	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	133 km
Viransehir	Sanliurfa	Turkey	City	120000 people	136 km
Cinar	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	-	136 km
Karahan	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	-	137 km
Sürendal	Mardin	Turkey	Village	-	139 km
Kanliavsar	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	143 km
Tileyli	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	146 km
Bagdere	Diyarbakir	Turkey	Village	-	147 km
Melkis	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	148 km
Bismil	Diyarbakir	Turkey	City	74000 people	150 km
Umuroba	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	152 km
Çigiran	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	154 km
Ambarcik	Kahramanmaras	Turkey	Village	-	156 km
Kizlar	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	160 km
Suruc	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	59000 people	161 km
Telseyf	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	163 km
'ayn Al'arab	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	171 km
Sürekli	Mardin	Turkey	Village	-	172 km
Akcakale	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	179 km
Tall Al Abyad	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	180 km
Buzetle	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	183 km
Kiziltepe	Mardin	Turkey	City	130000 people	184 km
Tevem	Sanliurfa	Turkey	Village	-	184 km

see full list

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
Elazig	EZS	903	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5600	36 km
Borankoy		683				0	65 km
Malatya		919				0	73 km
Diyarbakir Northwest		762				0	84 km
Adiyaman	ADF	673	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8300	86 km
Malatya	MLX	862	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10900	88 km
Diyarbakir	DIY	687	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11600	109 km
Sanliurfa	SFQ	452	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7100	139 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Karakaya	Euphrates	1987	12 km
Keban Baraji	Keban	Euphrates	1974	60 km
	Devegecidi	Furtaksa	1972	84 km
Adiyaman	Cat	Abdulharap	1996	74 km
	Kralkizi	Dicle	1997	82 km
	Sultansuyu	Sultansuyu	1992	90 km
	Dicle	Dicle	1997	96 km
	Surgu	Surgu	1969	111 km
	Ataturk	Euphrates	1992	115 km

More information

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