M 4 in Greece on 03 Dec 2013 16:05 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: 4.0M
Depth: 27.7 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.6143 , 27.0508
Event Date: 03 Dec 2013 16:05 UTC
03 Dec 2013 18:05 Local
Exposed Population:
About 32296 people within 100km
Source: NOAIG 10F01210
Inserted at: 03 Dec 2013 16:22 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NOAIG 0 0
10F01210 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
1025571 0 03 Dec 2013 16:05 4.2M, 10km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:03 NOAIG
1025572 0 03 Dec 2013 16:05 4.1M, 8.2km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:06 KOERI
1025574 0 03 Dec 2013 16:05 4M, 27.7km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 00:16 NOAIG
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 Aegean Islands (population 456,800) . The nearest places are Heraklion, Volada, and Piles.

Radius Population
100 km 28000 people
75 km 7400 people
50 km 6200 people
20 km 4400 people
10 km 2800 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aegean Islands Greece 460000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Piles Dodekanisos Greece Village - 0 km
Volada Dodekanisos Greece Village - 3 km
Heraklion Irakleio Greece Major city 130000 people 182 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
Karpathos AOK 6 Civ. Paved Yes 6800 14 km
Essey KSJ 10 Civ. Paved No 3200 23 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Karpathos Island Greece 8 km
Olimbos Greece 24 km

More information

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