M 2.7 in Türkiye on 28 Jul 2013 19:55 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: 2.7M
Depth: 15.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 36.1313 , 35.7308
Event Date: 28 Jul 2013 19:55 UTC
28 Jul 2013 22:55 Local
Exposed Population:
3447010 people within 100km
Source: KOERI 2013072895538.
Inserted at: 28 Jul 2013 20:17 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
KOERI 0 0
2013072895538. 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
1000958 0 28 Jul 2013 19:55 2.7M, 15.2km N/A 3.4 million (in 100km) 00:22 KOERI
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 Hatay (population 1,204,628) . The nearest places are Iskenderun, and Al Lathqiyah.

Radius Population
100 km 3.4 million people
75 km 1.9 million people
50 km 590000 people
20 km 29000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hatay Turkey 1.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Iskenderun Hatay Turkey Major city 180000 people 65 km
Al Lathqiyah Al Ladhiqiyah Syria Major city - 68 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
Iskenderun 8 62 km
Latakia LTK 48 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 83 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Borj Islam Syria 53 km
Karatas Turkey 58 km

More information

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