M 2.4 in Türkiye on 29 Jul 2013 15:43 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: 2.4M
Depth: 5 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.841 , 43.5162
Event Date: 29 Jul 2013 15:43 UTC
29 Jul 2013 18:43 Local
Exposed Population:
1467101 people within 100km
Source: KOERI 2013072954333.
Inserted at: 29 Jul 2013 15:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
KOERI 0 0
2013072954333. 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
1001058 0 29 Jul 2013 15:43 2.4M, 5km N/A 1.5 million (in 100km) 00:10 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 Astvatsadsin.

Radius Population
100 km 1.5 million people
75 km 1 million people
50 km 670000 people
20 km 59000 people
10 km 16000 people
5 km 8000 people
2 km 3300 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Van Turkey 690000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Astvatsadsin Van Turkey Village - 2 km
Yerevan Armenia Capital 1.1 million people 169 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 44 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Sarimehmet Karasu 1991 20 km

More information

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