M 5.7 in Türkiye on 26 Sep 2019 10:59 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
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: 5.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.89 , 28.1727
Event Date: 26 Sep 2019 10:59 UTC
26 Sep 2019 13:59 Local
Exposed Population: About 66000 people in MMI
13.4 million in 100km
Source: NEIC us70005lkl
Inserted at: 27 Sep 2019 11:03 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 3.2 (Türkiye)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
us70005lkl Scaled population (raster) 0  
  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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1271888 0.3 26 Sep 2019 10:59 5.7M, 10km 6.01 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:04 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 Istanbul (population 32,393) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
22000 people
450000 people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1271888 40.89/28.173 5.7 10.0 5.49 26 Sep 2019 11:20 00:20 (new episode)
2 0 1271888 40.89/28.173 5.7 10.0 5.802 26 Sep 2019 11:33 00:34 (upd of #1)
3 0.4 1271888 40.89/28.173 5.7 10.0 6.217 26 Sep 2019 13:02 02:03 (upd of #2)
4 0.3 1271888 40.89/28.173 5.7 10.0 6.007 27 Sep 2019 11:03 1d 00:04 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Istanbul Turkey 280000 people
Tekirdag Turkey 64000 people
Istanbul Turkey 7 million people
Tekirdag Turkey 370000 people
Balikesir Turkey 59000 people
Bursa Turkey 38000 people
Kirklareli Turkey 18000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Marmaraereglisi Tekirdag Turkey Village - 21 km
Sultanköy Tekirdag Turkey Village - 22 km
Silivri Istanbul Turkey City 53000 people 23 km
Kavakli Istanbul Turkey Village 50000 people 27 km
Ortaköy Istanbul Turkey Village - 29 km
Yeniçiftlik Tekirdag Turkey Village - 30 km
Seymen Tekirdag Turkey Village - 30 km
Büyükkiliçli Istanbul Turkey Village - 31 km
Tepecik Istanbul Turkey Village 22000 people 35 km
No Istanbul Turkey City - 36 km
Türkgücü Tekirdag Turkey Village - 36 km
Büyükçekmece Istanbul Turkey City 42000 people 39 km
Çatalca Istanbul Turkey City - 38 km
Sinekli Istanbul Turkey Village - 38 km
Beyciler Tekirdag Turkey Village - 39 km
Çorlu Tekirdag Turkey City 140000 people 44 km
Kabakca Istanbul Turkey Village - 44 km
Veliköy Tekirdag Turkey Village - 45 km
Danamandira Istanbul Turkey Village - 46 km
Cerkezköy Tekirdag Turkey City 43000 people 47 km
Kiraçköy Istanbul Turkey Village - 47 km
Esenyurt Istanbul Turkey City 210000 people 47 km
Çayagzi Balikesir Turkey Village - 47 km
Kizilpinar Tekirdag Turkey Village - 47 km
Hüsünlü Tekirdag Turkey Village - 50 km
Çakil Balikesir Turkey Village - 50 km
Dagyenice Istanbul Turkey Village - 51 km
Köseilyas Tekirdag Turkey Village - 52 km
Kapakli Tekirdag Turkey Village - 52 km
Küçükçekmece Istanbul Turkey City - 52 km
Kurukayak Istanbul Turkey Village - 52 km
Çiftlikköy Istanbul Turkey Village - 53 km
Mahmutbey Istanbul Turkey City - 55 km
Karamehmet Tekirdag Turkey Village - 55 km
Bakirköy Istanbul Turkey City - 55 km
Esenler Tekirdag Turkey Village - 57 km
Arnavutköy Istanbul Turkey City - 58 km
Müsellim Tekirdag Turkey Village - 59 km
Karli Tekirdag Turkey Village - 59 km
Göçerler Tekirdag Turkey Village - 60 km
Safaalan Tekirdag Turkey Village - 60 km
Litros Istanbul Turkey Village - 61 km
Durusu Istanbul Turkey Village 2800 people 61 km
Zeytinburnu Istanbul Turkey City - 62 km
Karacaköy Istanbul Turkey City - 62 km
Beyazköy Tekirdag Turkey Village - 62 km
Çukuryurt Tekirdag Turkey Village - 63 km
Muratli Tekirdag Turkey City - 64 km
Pirinççi Istanbul Turkey Village - 64 km
Küçükköy Istanbul Turkey Village - 65 km
Fatih Istanbul Turkey City - 66 km
Saray Tekirdag Turkey City - 66 km
Ömerli Balikesir Turkey Village - 66 km
Göktürk Istanbul Turkey Village - 68 km
Kemerburgaz Istanbul Turkey Village - 70 km
Buyukkaristiren Tekirdag Turkey Village - 70 km
Alibeykoy Istanbul Turkey Village - 71 km
Sofular Tekirdag Turkey Village - 72 km
Karacabey Bursa Turkey City 44000 people 76 km
Umraniye Istanbul Turkey City - 80 km
Karaagaç Bursa Turkey Village - 81 km
Uluabat Bursa Turkey Village - 81 km
Yolagzi Bursa Turkey Village - 84 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Corlu TEQ 173 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 35 km
Ataturk IST 48 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 55 km
Bandirma BDM 51 Civ. Paved No 9900 66 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ereglisi Turkey 20 km
Silivri Turkey 21 km
Buyukcekmece TRBCE Turkey 38 km
Ambarli TRAMB Turkey 45 km
Imrali Island Turkey 50 km
Bakirkoy TRBAK Turkey 55 km
Istanbul TRIST Turkey 71 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Buyukcekmece Sarisu 1988 37 km

More information

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