M 5.8 in Greece on 29 Mar 2024 07:12 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: 5.8M
Depth: 25.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.3286 , 21.3156
Event Date: 29 Mar 2024 07:12 UTC
29 Mar 2024 08:12 Local
Exposed Population: 50 thousand in MMI V
Source: NEIC us7000m8q9
Inserted at: 29 Mar 2024 07:32 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Greece)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000m8q9 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1561745 0 29 Mar 2024 07:12 5.8M, 25.5km 4.93 N/A (in MMI>=VII) N/A 00:19 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 Greece ,of Peloponnisos (population 1,079,573) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
50000 people

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Peloponnisos Greece 25000 people
Peloponnisos Greece 90000 people
Ionian Islands Greece no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Filiatrá Greece Village 6100 people 30 km
Kakovatos Greece Village - 33 km
Kiparissía Messinia Greece City - 33 km
Kaiafa spa Greece Village - 33 km
Elia Messinia Greece Village - 33 km
Zakháro Ileia Greece City - 34 km
Kalo Nero Greece Village - 34 km
Katákolon Greece Village <1000 people 35 km
Anemokhori Greece Village - 36 km
Epitálion Ileia Greece Village - 36 km
Epitalio Greece Village - 38 km
Marathópolis Greece Village <1000 people 38 km
Pirgos Ileia Greece City 20000 people 40 km
Kréstena Ileia Greece Village 5400 people 40 km
Sidirokastro Messinia Greece Village - 40 km
Gargaliánoi Messinia Greece City 5200 people 40 km
Makrisia Ileia Greece Village - 40 km
Varvasaina Ileia Greece Village - 42 km
Metaxádha Messinia Greece Village - 43 km
Platanos Llia Greece Village - 44 km
Máyiras Ileia Greece Village - 46 km
Palaiokhórion Ileia Greece Village - 46 km
Platanos Ileia Greece Village 1200 people 46 km
Khóra Messinia Greece City - 46 km
Douneika Greece Village - 47 km
Dhórion Messinia Greece Village - 48 km
Karatoulas Ileia Greece Village - 49 km
Kardhamás Ileia Greece Village - 49 km
Amaliás Ileia Greece City - 52 km
Savalia Ileia Greece Village 1100 people 55 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Filiatra Greece 29 km
Kiparissia Greece 31 km
Katakolon GRKAK Greece 36 km
Proti Island Greece 36 km

More information

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