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M 7.8 in Türkiye on 06 Feb 2023 01:17 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude:	7.8M
Glide number:	EQ-2023-000015-TUR
Depth:	17.925 Km
Lat/Lon:	37.1736 , 37.032
Event Date:	06 Feb 2023 01:17 UTC 06 Feb 2023 04:17 Local
Exposed Population:	Less then 100 people in MMI X 9.2 million (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us6000jllz
Inserted at:	06 Feb 2023 01:40 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3.2 (Türkiye)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Rapid Impact)		GDACS score
NEIC	3.8		3.8
us6000jllz	Scaled population (raster)	9.86
	C1 rapid impact	-0.59
	C2 rapid impact	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.85

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

The green area correspond to areas affected by strong shaking (MMI VI or higher) according to the simulation.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1487094		3.7	06 Feb 2023 01:17	7.8M, 24.075km	7.82	3.1 million (in MMI>=VII)	N/A	00:12	NEIC
1487096		3.8	06 Feb 2023 01:17	7.8M, 17.925km	7.87	3.1 million (in MMI>=VII)	N/A	00:22	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.

Rapid Impact

The results presented below are calculated with the ShakeMap open source software (USGS) using only earthquake hypocenter information to provide a rapid estimation of the ground motion and shaking intensity without taking into account any instrumental observations or earthquake source scaling laws.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Türkiye ,of Gaziantep (population 1,238,104) . The alertlevel for this event is RED

Intensity	Population
	53000 people
	3.1 million people
	10.4 million people
	18.9 million people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Gaziantep	Türkiye	<1000 people
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	<1000 people
Gaziantep	Türkiye	2 million people
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	660000 people
Adana	Türkiye	18000 people
Halab	Syrian Arab Republic	210000 people
Hatay	Türkiye	15000 people
Gaziantep	Türkiye	180000 people
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	420000 people
Adana	Türkiye	2.2 million people
Halab	Syrian Arab Republic	4 million people
Hatay	Türkiye	1.2 million people
Adiyaman	Türkiye	410000 people
Urfa	Türkiye	720000 people
Malatya	Türkiye	1700 people
Idlib	Syrian Arab Republic	550000 people
Kayseri	Türkiye	14000 people
Ar Raqqah	Syrian Arab Republic	150000 people
Hamah	Syrian Arab Republic	47000 people
Icel	Türkiye	130000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Cerityeniyapan	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	6 km
Sakcagoz	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	9 km
Köprüagzi	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	21 km
Burc	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	23 km
Erikli	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	24 km
Gökmusa	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	26 km
Turkoglu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	28 km
Gaziantep	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Major city	1 million people	34 km
Fevzipasa	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	35 km
Islahiye	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	47000 people	38 km
Pazarcik	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	33000 people	43 km
Karnebi	Kilis	Türkiye	Village	-	43 km
Hasanbeyli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	6300 people	43 km
Kahramanmaras	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Major city	340000 people	47 km
Sazgin	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	47 km
Aril	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	47 km
Midan Ikbis	Halab	Syria	Village	-	49 km
Oguzeli	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	50 km
Kilis	Kilis	Türkiye	City	81000 people	51 km
Karaburun	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	59 km
A'zaz	Halab	Syria	Village	-	65 km
Elbeyli	Kilis	Türkiye	Village	2200 people	68 km
Wuguf	Halab	Syria	Village	-	74 km
Akcakoyunlu	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	75 km
Mare'	Halab	Syria	Village	-	78 km
Zawghar	Halab	Syria	Village	-	84 km
Toprakkale	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	8500 people	85 km
Tecirli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	87 km
Bahce	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	25000 people	39 km
Haruniye	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	50 km
Büyüknacar	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	54 km
Cebelibereket	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	55 km
Salkim	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	60 km
Hassa	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	9600 people	61 km
Ardil	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	63 km
Kayabasi	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	65 km
Qatma	Halab	Syria	Village	-	66 km
Sadak	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	69 km
Osmaniye	Osmaniye	Türkiye	City	200000 people	69 km
Baydemirli	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	70 km
Nizip	Gaziantep	Türkiye	City	81000 people	70 km
Beloren	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	71 km
Kazmaca	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	74 km
Andirin	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	74 km
Meydan	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	75 km
Afrin	Halab	Syria	Village	-	75 km
Arapli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	76 km
Yesilkent	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	77 km
Dortyol	Hatay	Türkiye	City	60000 people	80 km
Sanndi	Halab	Syria	Village	-	82 km
Umutlu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	84 km
Kadirli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	City	70000 people	84 km
Yahacik	Hatay	Türkiye	City	-	85 km
Cakirhuyuk	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	85 km
Tekir	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	86 km
Akbudak	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	87 km
Golbasi	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	40000 people	87 km
Cokak	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	88 km
Birecik	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	44000 people	88 km
Akarca	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	89 km
Nurhak	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	8500 people	96 km
Kirikhan	Hatay	Türkiye	City	98000 people	96 km
Carablus	Halab	Syria	Village	-	97 km
Hamam	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	97 km
Harmanli	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	97 km
Besni	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	46000 people	99 km
Harithan	Halab	Syria	Village	-	99 km
Machete	Halab	Syria	Village	-	99 km
Al Bab	Halab	Syria	Village	-	100 km
Iskenderun	Hatay	Türkiye	Major city	180000 people	100 km
Cukurkopru	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	100 km
Çamköyü	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	100 km
Cela	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	100 km
Shuyukh al Fawqani	Halab	Syria	Village	-	102 km
Deïr Qâq	Halab	Syria	Village	-	103 km
Kocaali	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	104 km
Cardak	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	104 km
Goksun	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	35000 people	105 km
Aysehoca	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	105 km
Kanliavsar	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	106 km
Çerkezkaramezar	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	107 km
Halab	Halab	Syria	Major city	1.6 million people	107 km
Ad Dana	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	107 km
Sambayat	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	107 km
Kurtkulagi	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	108 km
Reyhanli	Hatay	Türkiye	City	50000 people	109 km
Ceyhan	Adana	Türkiye	City	96000 people	109 km
Aoukhâne	Halab	Syria	Village	-	109 km
Manbij	Halab	Syria	Village	69000 people	109 km
Mercimek	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	109 km
Kozan	Adana	Türkiye	City	87000 people	111 km
Karakiliç	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	111 km
Jibrin	Halab	Syria	Village	-	112 km
Kuyulu	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	113 km
Oum Kharazé	Halab	Syria	Village	-	113 km
Siçanli	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	114 km
Serinyol	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	115 km
Elbistan	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	City	80000 people	115 km
Urum as Sughra	Halab	Syria	Village	-	116 km
Hani Touman	Halab	Syria	Village	-	117 km
Mamayt	Halab	Syria	Village	-	118 km
Yaylak	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	119 km
Afsin	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	59000 people	119 km
Yumurtalik	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	119 km
Ambarcik	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	121 km
Imamoglu	Adana	Türkiye	Village	33000 people	121 km
'Assan	Halab	Syria	Village	-	122 km
'ayn Al'arab	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	123 km
Gerdek	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	124 km
Hmaïmé el Kébîré	Halab	Syria	Village	-	125 km
As Safirah	Halab	Syria	Village	-	126 km
Salqin	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	126 km
Yakapinar	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	126 km
Tepecikoren	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	127 km
Suruc	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	59000 people	127 km
Adiyaman	Adiyaman	Türkiye	City	190000 people	128 km
Dayr Hafir	Halab	Syria	Village	-	128 km
Haylazli	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	128 km
Ma'arrat al Ikhwan	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	129 km
Alemdar	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	131 km
Hâder	Halab	Syria	Village	-	132 km
Ma'arrat an Nu'man	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	132 km
Antakya	Hatay	Türkiye	City	150000 people	132 km
Melkis	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	133 km
Joubb el Hamâm	Halab	Syria	Village	-	134 km
Kafer Aakkâr	Halab	Syria	Village	-	134 km
Bozova	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	21000 people	135 km
Qushlat Yusaf Basha	Halab	Syria	Village	-	135 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
Kahramanmaras	KCM	523	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	41 km
Gaziantep	GZT	706	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9100	47 km
Minakh		498				0	72 km
Iskenderun		8				0	103 km
Nejrab	ALP	389	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9500	112 km
Rasin El Aboud		368				0	120 km
Adiyaman	ADF	673	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8300	141 km
Incirlik AB	UAB	73	Mil.	Paved	Yes	10000	144 km
Jirah		349				0	144 km
Adana	ADA	20	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9000	157 km
Abu Ad Duhur		258				0	160 km
Sanliurfa	SFQ	452	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7100	161 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Dorytol		Türkiye	84 km
Isdemir		Türkiye	90 km
Iskenderun	TRISK	Türkiye	102 km
Botas	TRCEY	Türkiye	103 km
Yumurtalik Bay	TRYUM	Türkiye	120 km
Karatas		Türkiye	159 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Kartalkaya	Aksu	1971	38 km
Tahtakopru	Karasu	1975	47 km
Kayacik	Aynifar	1997	61 km
Sir	Ceyhan	1991	53 km
Menzelet	Ceyhan	1993	58 km
Aslantas	Ceyhan	1984	69 km
Birecik	Firat	2000	77 km
Hancagiz	Nizip	1989	80 km
Karkamis	Firat	1999	95 km
Kesiksuyu	Kesiksuyu	1971	97 km
Ataturk	Euphrates	1992	119 km
Seyhan	Seyhan	1956	151 km

More information

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