M 4.5 in Türkiye on 29 May 2013 14:43 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: 4.5M
Depth: 17.6 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.0122 , 28.8119
Event Date: 29 May 2013 14:43 UTC
29 May 2013 17:43 Local
Exposed Population:
1771332 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 03 Jun 2013 16:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1000046 0 29 May 2013 14:43 4.5M, 17.6km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 5d 01:37 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 , Province of Manisa (population 1,253,110) . The nearest places are Usak, and Gürcü.

Radius Population
100 km 1.8 million people
75 km 920000 people
50 km 370000 people
20 km 100000 people
10 km 8300 people
5 km 3100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Manisa Turkey 1.3 million people
Kutahya Turkey 630000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Gürcü Manisa Turkey Village - 3 km
Usak Usak Turkey Major city 140000 people 63 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
Usak USQ 883 Civ. Paved Yes 8300 68 km
Akhisar Tsa 130 84 km
Akhisar 75 Mil. Paved Yes 9800 87 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Caygoren Simav 1971 59 km

More information

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