M 5.7 in Türkiye on 26 Sep 2019 10:59 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: 5.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.89 , 28.1727
Event Date: 26 Sep 2019 10:59 UTC
26 Sep 2019 13:59 Local
Exposed Population: About 66000 people in MMI
13.4 million in 100km
Source: NEIC us70005lkl
Inserted at: 27 Sep 2019 11:03 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
3.2 (Türkiye)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
us70005lkl Scaled population (raster) 1.32  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.77  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1271888 0.3 26 Sep 2019 10:59 5.7M, 10km 6.01 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:04 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 Turkey , Province of Istanbul (population 7,934,056) . The nearest places are Marmaraereglisi, Sultanköy, Silivri, Çantaköy, Kavakli, Ortaköy, Yeniçiftlik, Seymen, Büyükkiliçli, Çesmeli, and Istanbul.

Radius Population
100 km 13.4 million people
75 km 8.2 million people
50 km 1.6 million people
20 km 5700 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Istanbul Turkey 7.9 million people
Tekirdag Turkey 510000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Marmaraereglisi Tekirdag Turkey Village - 21 km
Sultanköy Tekirdag Turkey Village - 22 km
Silivri Istanbul Turkey City 53000 people 23 km
Çantaköy Tekirdag Turkey Village - 27 km
Kavakli Istanbul Turkey Village 50000 people 27 km
Ortaköy Istanbul Turkey Village - 29 km
Yeniçiftlik Tekirdag Turkey Village - 30 km
Seymen Tekirdag Turkey Village - 30 km
Büyükkiliçli Istanbul Turkey Village - 31 km
Çesmeli Tekirdag Turkey Village - 35 km
Tepecik Istanbul Turkey Village 22000 people 35 km
No Istanbul Turkey City - 36 km
Türkgücü Tekirdag Turkey Village - 36 km
Çatalca Istanbul Turkey City - 38 km
Agirmese Çiftligi Tekirdag Turkey Village - 38 km
Sinekli Istanbul Turkey Village - 38 km
Büyükçekmece Istanbul Turkey City 42000 people 39 km
Beyciler Tekirdag Turkey Village - 39 km
Çorlu Tekirdag Turkey City 140000 people 44 km
Kabakca Istanbul Turkey Village - 44 km
Veliköy Tekirdag Turkey Village - 45 km
Danamandira Istanbul Turkey Village - 46 km
Cerkezköy Tekirdag Turkey City 43000 people 47 km
Kiraçköy Istanbul Turkey Village - 47 km
Esenyurt Istanbul Turkey City 210000 people 47 km
Çayagzi Balikesir Turkey Village - 47 km
Kizilpinar Tekirdag Turkey Village - 47 km
Hüsünlü Tekirdag Turkey Village - 50 km
Çakil Balikesir Turkey Village - 50 km
Dagyenice Istanbul Turkey Village - 51 km
Saraylar Balikesir Turkey Village - 52 km
Köseilyas Tekirdag Turkey Village - 52 km
Kapakli Tekirdag Turkey Village - 52 km
Küçükçekmece Istanbul Turkey City - 52 km
Kurukayak Istanbul Turkey Village - 52 km
Çiftlikköy Istanbul Turkey Village - 53 km
Turankoy Balikesir Turkey Village - 54 km
Mahmutbey Istanbul Turkey City - 55 km
Karamehmet Tekirdag Turkey Village - 55 km
Bakirköy Istanbul Turkey City - 55 km
Karamandere Istanbul Turkey Village - 56 km
Tekirdag Tekirdag Turkey City 110000 people 56 km
Alvanbey Çiftligi Tekirdag Turkey Village - 57 km
Esenler Tekirdag Turkey Village - 57 km
Arnavutköy Istanbul Turkey City - 58 km
Bayramdere Bursa Turkey Village - 59 km
Müsellim Tekirdag Turkey Village - 59 km
Istranca Istanbul Turkey Village - 59 km
Erikli Balikesir Turkey Village - 59 km
Karli Tekirdag Turkey Village - 59 km
Göçerler Tekirdag Turkey Village - 60 km
Safaalan Tekirdag Turkey Village - 60 km
Litros Istanbul Turkey Village - 61 km
Ocaklar Balikesir Turkey Village - 61 km
Marmara Adasi Balikesir Turkey Village 2100 people 61 km
Banados Tekirdag Turkey Village - 61 km
Bandirma Balikesir Turkey City 100000 people 61 km
Barbaros Tekirdag Turkey Village - 61 km
Durusu Istanbul Turkey Village 2800 people 61 km
Zeytinburnu Istanbul Turkey City - 62 km
Karacaköy Istanbul Turkey City - 62 km
Beyazköy Tekirdag Turkey Village - 62 km
Çukuryurt Tekirdag Turkey Village - 63 km
Erdek Balikesir Turkey City 22000 people 63 km
Pasalimani Balikesir Turkey Village - 63 km
Muratli Tekirdag Turkey City - 64 km
Pirinççi Istanbul Turkey Village - 64 km
Naipköy Tekirdag Turkey Village - 65 km
Küçükköy Istanbul Turkey Village - 65 km
Fatih Istanbul Turkey City - 66 km
Saray Tekirdag Turkey City - 66 km
Karaburun Istanbul Turkey Village - 66 km
Pasa Balikesir Turkey Village - 66 km
Ekmekçi Bursa Turkey Village - 66 km
Ömerli Balikesir Turkey Village - 66 km
Sinali Tekirdag Turkey Village - 67 km
Podima Istanbul Turkey Village - 67 km
Göktürk Istanbul Turkey Village - 68 km
Armutlu Bursa Turkey Village - 69 km
Güngörmez Kirklareli Turkey Village - 69 km
Biyikali Tekirdag Turkey Village - 69 km
Edincik Balikesir Turkey Village - 70 km
Arablar Balikesir Turkey Village - 70 km
Istanbul Istanbul Turkey Major city 8.4 million people 73 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
Corlu TEQ 173 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 35 km
Ataturk IST 48 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 55 km
Bandirma BDM 51 Civ. Paved No 9900 66 km
Samandira 200 Mil. Paved No 4500 89 km
Sabiha Gokcen SAW 95 0 96 km
Tuzla 50 0 98 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ereglisi Turkey 20 km
Silivri Turkey 21 km
Buyukcekmece TRBCE Turkey 38 km
Ambarli TRAMB Turkey 45 km
Imrali Island Turkey 50 km
Bakirkoy TRBAK Turkey 55 km
Tekirdag TRTEK Turkey 56 km
Bandirma TRBDM Turkey 61 km
Marmara Island Turkey 61 km
Erdek TRERK Turkey 63 km
Edincik TREDK Turkey 65 km
Istanbul TRIST Turkey 71 km
Turkeli Island Turkey 72 km
Haydarpasa TRHAY Turkey 73 km
Erenkoy Turkey 76 km
Burgaz Adasi Turkey 76 km
Anadolu Turkey 78 km
Mudanya TRMUD Turkey 80 km
Buyukada Turkey 81 km
Sariyer TRSRY Turkey 81 km
Beykoz TRBEY Turkey 82 km
Maltepe TRMAL Turkey 83 km
Kartal TRKAR Turkey 86 km
Karabiga TRKRB Turkey 91 km
Sarkoy TRSRK Turkey 93 km
Borusan Turkey 93 km
Yalova Turkey 96 km
Tuzla TRTUZ Turkey 97 km
Gemlik TRGEM Turkey 98 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Buyukcekmece Sarisu 1988 37 km
Gokce Sellimandira 1989 93 km
Karaidemir Pogaca 1982 99 km

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