M 4.8 in Egypt on 01 Jun 2013 11:49 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: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.3898 , 33.3272
Event Date: 01 Jun 2013 11:49 UTC
01 Jun 2013 13:49 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 03 Jun 2013 16:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1000027 0 01 Jun 2013 11:49 4.8M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 2d 04:31 NEIC
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 Egypt , Governorate of Janub Sina' (population 34,845) .

Radius Population
100 km 150000 people
75 km 150000 people
50 km 98000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Egypt Janub Sina' 35000 people
Egypt Al Bahr al Ahmar 110000 people
Egypt As Suways 390000 people

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
Ras Shukhayr New 5 28 km
El Tor ELT 21 Civ. Paved No 9800 38 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ras Gharib EGRAG Egypt 25 km
Ras Shukheir EGRSH Egypt 32 km
El Tur Egypt 34 km
Wadi Firan EGWAF Egypt 36 km

More information

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