Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Türkiye on 06 Feb 2023 12:02 UTC

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M 6 in Türkiye on 06 Feb 2023 12:02 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

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:	6.0M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	38.0605 , 36.537
Event Date:	06 Feb 2023 12:02 UTC 06 Feb 2023 15:02 Local
Exposed Population:	50 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us6000jlrc
Inserted at:	06 Feb 2023 12:22 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3.2 (Türkiye)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	1.3		1.3
us6000jlrc	Scaled population (raster)	3.86
	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
1487359		1.3	06 Feb 2023 12:02	6M, 10km	7.37	50 thousand (in MMI>=VII)		00:20	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 Adana (population 2,100,323) . The alertlevel for this event is ORANGE

Intensity	Population
	46000 people
	24000 people
	120000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1.3	1487359	36.537/38.06	6	10	7.373	06 Feb 2023 12:28	00:26	(new episode)
2	1.3	1487359	36.537/38.06	6	10	7.372	06 Feb 2023 12:50	00:48	(upd of #1)
3	1.3	1487359	36.537/38.06	6	10	7.372	06 Feb 2023 14:08	02:06	(upd of #2)
4	1.3	1487359	36.537/38.06	6	10	7.372	07 Feb 2023 12:40	1d 00:38	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	34000 people
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	7100 people
Adana	Türkiye	<1000 people
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	65000 people
Adana	Türkiye	19000 people
Kayseri	Türkiye	1800 people
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	990000 people
Adana	Türkiye	1.4 million people
Kayseri	Türkiye	1.2 million people
Sivas	Türkiye	52000 people
Malatya	Türkiye	74000 people
Gaziantep	Türkiye	1 million people
Adiyaman	Türkiye	76000 people
Nigde	Türkiye	40000 people
Hatay	Türkiye	97000 people
Halab	Syrian Arab Republic	9100 people
Nevsehir	Türkiye	1500 people
Urfa	Türkiye	8200 people
Yozgat	Türkiye	1600 people
Elazig	Türkiye	no people
Icel	Türkiye	1700 people
Konya	Türkiye	no people
Adana	Türkiye	<1000 people
Sivas	Türkiye	9800 people
Malatya	Türkiye	7400 people
Adiyaman	Türkiye	9900 people
Nigde	Türkiye	3300 people
Hatay	Türkiye	11000 people
Halab	Syrian Arab Republic	20000 people
Nevsehir	Türkiye	<1000 people
Urfa	Türkiye	4500 people
Yozgat	Türkiye	9900 people
Elazig	Türkiye	2700 people
Icel	Türkiye	9200 people
Konya	Türkiye	<1000 people
Idlib	Syrian Arab Republic	no people
Kirsehir	Türkiye	<1000 people
Erzincan	Türkiye	<1000 people
Tunceli	Türkiye	no people
Ar Raqqah	Syrian Arab Republic	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Goksun	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	35000 people	5 km
Keklikolugu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	17 km
Tekir	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	22 km
Cardak	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	27 km
Yalak	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	30 km
Tufanbeyli	Adana	Türkiye	Village	5100 people	35 km
Rumlu	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	36 km
Afsin	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	59000 people	40 km
Aritas	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	42 km
Kaleboynu	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	30 km
Sadak	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	40 km
Cokak	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	40 km
Fettahdere	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	41 km
Sariz	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	48 km
Baydemirli	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	53 km
Alemdar	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	55 km
Andirin	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	56 km
Buyuk Ortulu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	56 km
Dagyurdu	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	56 km
Feke	Adana	Türkiye	Village	4600 people	58 km
Cela	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	58 km
Asmaca	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	60 km
Elbistan	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	City	80000 people	61 km
Kahramanmaras	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Major city	340000 people	63 km
Bakirdagi	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	66 km
Sarlak	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	68 km
Ambarcik	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	70 km
Hotaleb	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	71 km
Çamköyü	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	71 km
Umutlu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	73 km
Pinarbasi	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	74 km
Köyceviran	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	75 km
Tomarza	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	12000 people	77 km
Göldede	Sivas	Türkiye	Village	-	77 km
Sahmelik	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	80 km
Turkoglu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	80 km
Koprubasi	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	80 km
Nurhak	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	8500 people	81 km
Oruçlu	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	81 km
Firaktin	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	82 km
Zerezek	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	83 km
Büyüknacar	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	84 km
Kadirli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	City	70000 people	86 km
Burhaniye	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	88 km
Köprüagzi	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	88 km
Haruniye	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	90 km
Olukkaya	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	90 km
Sögütlü	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	91 km
Kurudere	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	91 km
Kozan	Adana	Türkiye	City	87000 people	92 km
Pazarcik	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	33000 people	94 km
Kaynar	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	94 km
Kantarma	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	94 km
Meydan	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	95 km
Cukurkopru	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	96 km
Bahce	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	25000 people	96 km
Gurun	Sivas	Türkiye	Village	-	97 km
Develi	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	35000 people	98 km
Hasanbeyli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	6300 people	101 km
Kazmaca	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	102 km
Darende	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	20000 people	102 km
Golbasi	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	40000 people	103 km
Tecirli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	104 km
Beloren	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	104 km
Galos	Sivas	Türkiye	Village	-	105 km
Bunyan	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	105 km
Arapli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	106 km
Fevzipasa	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	108 km
Darica	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	108 km
Aysehoca	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	108 km
Musahacili	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	109 km
Talas	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	37000 people	109 km
Harmanli	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	110 km
Cebelibereket	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	113 km
Osmaniye	Osmaniye	Türkiye	City	200000 people	113 km
Çayirözü	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	115 km
Islahiye	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	47000 people	115 km
Sultanhani	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	116 km
Toprakkale	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	8500 people	116 km
Tepecikoren	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	116 km
Erikli	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	116 km
Ardil	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	117 km
Çerkezkaramezar	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	117 km
Imamoglu	Adana	Türkiye	Village	33000 people	117 km
Gunesli	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	118 km
Egnar	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	118 km
Kayseri	Kayseri	Türkiye	Major city	590000 people	119 km
Dogansehir	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	119 km
Erkenek	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	121 km
Karacaören	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	122 km
Sarioglan	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	123 km
Mercimek	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	124 km
Yesilkent	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	125 km
Taslihüyük	Sivas	Türkiye	Village	-	125 km
Akpinar	Sivas	Türkiye	Village	-	128 km
Cakirhuyuk	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	130 km
Burc	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	130 km
Yesilhisar	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	130 km
Ceyhan	Adana	Türkiye	City	96000 people	130 km
Incesu	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	133 km
Gaziantep	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Major city	1 million people	133 km
Kayabasi	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	134 km
Altinyayla	Sivas	Türkiye	Village	-	137 km
Aril	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	137 km
Edikli	Nigde	Türkiye	Village	-	140 km
Çayirseyhi	Sivas	Türkiye	Village	-	142 km
Agcaviran	Nevsehir	Türkiye	Village	-	142 km
Sarkisla	Sivas	Türkiye	Village	21000 people	144 km
Catalan	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	145 km
Guzelyurt	Aksaray	Türkiye	Village	-	191 km
Çamliyayla	Mersin	Türkiye	Village	-	197 km
Atesali	Sivas	Türkiye	Village	-	197 km
Arapkir	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	10000 people	202 km
Atlilar	Mersin	Türkiye	Village	-	213 km
Topçu	Yozgat	Türkiye	Village	-	234 km
Bahçepinar	Kirsehir	Türkiye	Village	-	246 km
Dula Maghar	Ar Raqqah	Syria	Village	-	264 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
Kahramanmaras	KCM	523	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	69 km
Kayseri	ASR	1069	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11100	120 km
Malatya	MLX	862	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10900	142 km
Incirlik AB	UAB	73	Mil.	Paved	Yes	10000	153 km
Adana	ADA	20	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9000	163 km

Ports

Intensity	Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
	Dorytol		Türkiye	139 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Menzelet	Ceyhan	1993	50 km
Sir	Ceyhan	1991	62 km
Kesiksuyu	Kesiksuyu	1971	76 km
Kozan	Kilgen	1972	86 km
Kartalkaya	Aksu	1971	90 km
Aslantas	Ceyhan	1984	90 km
Surgu	Surgu	1969	118 km
Kovali	Dundarli	1988	123 km
Sultansuyu	Sultansuyu	1992	136 km
Catalan	Seyhan	1997	146 km

More information

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