Overall Green Earthquake alert in Türkiye on 06 Feb 2023 01:26 UTC

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M 5.6 in Türkiye on 06 Feb 2023 01:26 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

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:	5.6M
Depth:	17.004 Km
Lat/Lon:	37.0538 , 37.086
Event Date:	06 Feb 2023 01:26 UTC 06 Feb 2023 04:26 Local
Exposed Population:	Few people affected (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us6000jlnn
Inserted at:	06 Feb 2023 04:50 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3.2 (Türkiye)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	1		0
us6000jlnn	Scaled population (raster)	0.9
	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
1487195		0	06 Feb 2023 01:26	5.6M, 17.004km	7.29	less than 100 (in MMI>=VII)		03:23	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 Türkiye ,of Gaziantep (population 1,238,104) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	<1000 people
	23000 people
	1.3 million people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	0	1487195	37.086/37.054	5.6	17	6.144	06 Feb 2023 05:02	03:35	(new episode)
2	0.1	1487195	37.086/37.054	5.6	17	6.532	06 Feb 2023 07:25	05:58	(upd of #1)
3	0.1	1487195	37.086/37.054	5.6	17	6.532	07 Feb 2023 01:40	1d 00:13	(upd of #2)
4	1	1487195	36.975/37.224	5.7	10	7.294	16 Feb 2023 00:51	9d 23:24	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Gaziantep	Türkiye	no people
Gaziantep	Türkiye	27000 people
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	<1000 people
Gaziantep	Türkiye	1.3 million people
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	50000 people
Gaziantep	Türkiye	790000 people
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	690000 people
Halab	Syrian Arab Republic	3 million people
Adana	Türkiye	570000 people
Hatay	Türkiye	350000 people
Adiyaman	Türkiye	27000 people
Urfa	Türkiye	140000 people
Idlib	Syrian Arab Republic	28000 people
Malatya	Türkiye	no people
Ar Raqqah	Syrian Arab Republic	no people
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	16000 people
Halab	Syrian Arab Republic	3200 people
Adana	Türkiye	13000 people
Hatay	Türkiye	4100 people
Adiyaman	Türkiye	8500 people
Urfa	Türkiye	170000 people
Idlib	Syrian Arab Republic	73000 people
Malatya	Türkiye	59000 people
Ar Raqqah	Syrian Arab Republic	41000 people
Kayseri	Türkiye	29000 people
Al Ladhiqiyah	Syrian Arab Republic	41000 people
Hamah	Syrian Arab Republic	20000 people
Sivas	Türkiye	<1000 people
Icel	Türkiye	<1000 people
Nigde	Türkiye	<1000 people
Elazig	Türkiye	5700 people
Hims	Syrian Arab Republic	no people
Diyarbakir	Türkiye	<1000 people
Nevsehir	Türkiye	1400 people
Dayr az Zawr	Syrian Arab Republic	no people
Tunceli	Türkiye	no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Burc	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	11 km
Gökmusa	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	13 km
Cerityeniyapan	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	13 km
Sakcagoz	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	19 km
Erikli	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	26 km
Gaziantep	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Major city	1 million people	27 km
Köprüagzi	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	35 km
Karnebi	Kilis	Türkiye	Village	-	31 km
Sazgin	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	36 km
Kilis	Kilis	Türkiye	City	81000 people	37 km
Fevzipasa	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	39 km
Islahiye	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	47000 people	39 km
Oguzeli	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	41 km
Turkoglu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	42 km
Midan Ikbis	Halab	Syria	Village	-	43 km
Aril	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	43 km
Bahce	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	25000 people	47 km
Karaburun	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	48 km
Hasanbeyli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	6300 people	49 km
Pazarcik	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	33000 people	52 km
A'zaz	Halab	Syria	Village	-	52 km
Qatma	Halab	Syria	Village	-	54 km
Elbeyli	Kilis	Türkiye	Village	2200 people	55 km
Salkim	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	56 km
Hassa	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	9600 people	57 km
Cebelibereket	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	58 km
Haruniye	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	59 km
Wuguf	Halab	Syria	Village	-	60 km
Kahramanmaras	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Major city	340000 people	61 km
Afrin	Halab	Syria	Village	-	63 km
Akcakoyunlu	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	63 km
Nizip	Gaziantep	Türkiye	City	81000 people	64 km
Mare'	Halab	Syria	Village	-	64 km
Büyüknacar	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	65 km
Kayabasi	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	65 km
Ardil	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	67 km
Sanndi	Halab	Syria	Village	-	68 km
Zawghar	Halab	Syria	Village	-	73 km
Osmaniye	Osmaniye	Türkiye	City	200000 people	73 km
Beloren	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	79 km
Yesilkent	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	79 km
Kazmaca	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	80 km
Dortyol	Hatay	Türkiye	City	60000 people	80 km
Birecik	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	44000 people	82 km
Arapli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	82 km
Yahacik	Hatay	Türkiye	City	-	83 km
Harithan	Halab	Syria	Village	-	86 km
Al Bab	Halab	Syria	Village	-	86 km
Machete	Halab	Syria	Village	-	87 km
Carablus	Halab	Syria	Village	-	87 km
Hamam	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	87 km
Akbudak	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	88 km
Toprakkale	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	8500 people	89 km
Deïr Qâq	Halab	Syria	Village	-	89 km
Cakirhuyuk	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	89 km
Shuyukh al Fawqani	Halab	Syria	Village	-	92 km
Halab	Halab	Syria	Major city	1.6 million people	93 km
Tecirli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	93 km
Iskenderun	Hatay	Türkiye	Major city	180000 people	96 km
Manbij	Halab	Syria	Village	69000 people	97 km
Jibrin	Halab	Syria	Village	-	98 km
Kocaali	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	98 km
Oum Kharazé	Halab	Syria	Village	-	99 km
Siçanli	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	105 km
Cukurkopru	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	108 km
Hmaïmé el Kébîré	Halab	Syria	Village	-	110 km
As Safirah	Halab	Syria	Village	-	112 km
Aysehoca	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	112 km
Ceyhan	Adana	Türkiye	City	96000 people	112 km
Çerkezkaramezar	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	113 km
Mercimek	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	114 km
Goksun	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	35000 people	119 km
Senkoy	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	144 km
Rumlu	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	146 km
Yalak	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	152 km
Çirisgedigi	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	155 km
Yedikuyu	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	166 km
Buyuk Ortulu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	168 km
Yahyali	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	24000 people	191 km
Kharsan	Hamah	Syria	Village	-	194 km
Al Lataminah	Hamah	Syria	Village	-	196 km
Dündarli	Nigde	Türkiye	Village	-	202 km
Zerezek	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	203 km
Musahacili	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	203 km
Yazusagi	Elazig	Türkiye	Village	-	232 km
Agcaviran	Nevsehir	Türkiye	Village	-	245 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
Gaziantep	GZT	706	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9100	37 km
Kahramanmaras	KCM	523	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	55 km
Minakh		498				0	59 km
Nejrab	ALP	389	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9500	98 km
Iskenderun		8				0	99 km
Rasin El Aboud		368				0	106 km
Tabqa		320				0	196 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	Dorytol		Türkiye	84 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Tahtakopru	Karasu	1975	42 km
Kartalkaya	Aksu	1971	48 km
Kayacik	Aynifar	1997	50 km
Sir	Ceyhan	1991	66 km
Birecik	Firat	2000	71 km
Hancagiz	Nizip	1989	72 km
Menzelet	Ceyhan	1993	73 km
Aslantas	Ceyhan	1984	77 km
Karkamis	Firat	1999	87 km
Sultansuyu	Sultansuyu	1992	164 km

More information

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