M 2 in Türkiye on 29 Jul 2013 01:47 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: 2.0M
Depth: 12.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.7605 , 43.4507
Event Date: 29 Jul 2013 01:47 UTC
29 Jul 2013 04:47 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: KOERI 2013072914717.
Inserted at: 29 Jul 2013 02:47 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
KOERI 0 0
2013072914717. 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
1000976 0 29 Jul 2013 01:47 2M, 12.8km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 01:00 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 Van (population 691,928) . The nearest places are Yerevan, and Agcaveran.

Radius Population
100 km 1.3 million people
75 km 1 million people
50 km 650000 people
20 km 58000 people
10 km 23000 people
5 km 4700 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Van Turkey 690000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Agcaveran Van Turkey Village - 5 km
Yerevan Armenia Capital 1.1 million people 179 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
Van VAN 1668 Civ. Paved Yes 9000 35 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Sarimehmet Karasu 1991 24 km

More information

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