M 2.3 in Türkiye on 29 Jul 2013 17:12 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: 2.3M
Depth: 6.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.4373 , 28.507
Event Date: 29 Jul 2013 17:12 UTC
29 Jul 2013 20:12 Local
Exposed Population:
3227953 people within 100km
Source: KOERI 2013072971420.
Inserted at: 30 Jul 2013 01:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
KOERI 0 0
2013072971420. 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
1001064 0 29 Jul 2013 17:14 2.7M, 12.3km N/A 640 thousand (in 100km) 00:11 KOERI
1001121 0 29 Jul 2013 17:12 2.3M, 6.3km N/A 3.2 million (in 100km) 08:12 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 Greece , Region of Macedonia (population 2,267,051) . The nearest places are Thessalon�ki, and Skala Marion.

Radius Population
100 km 640000 people
75 km 350000 people
50 km 130000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Macedonia Greece 2.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Skala Marion Greece Village - 19 km
Thessalon�ki Thessaloniki Greece Major city 350000 people 115 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
Migdhaleon 62 Mil. Paved No 5100 44 km
Megas Alexandros KVA 5 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 45 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Limenaria Greece 24 km
Nea Peramos Greece 29 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Platanovryssi Nestos 1997 85 km
Thissavros Nestos 1996 86 km

More information

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