Overall Green Earthquake alert in Cyprus on 11 Jan 2022 01:07 UTC

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M 6.6 in Cyprus on 11 Jan 2022 01:07 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:	6.6M
Depth:	19.6 Km
Lat/Lon:	35.1456 , 31.9095
Event Date:	11 Jan 2022 01:07 UTC 11 Jan 2022 03:07 Local
Exposed Population:	About 3000 people in MMI 170 thousand in 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000gaqu
Inserted at:	11 Jan 2022 01:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	2.7 (Cyprus)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0.1		0.1
us7000gaqu	Scaled population (raster)	0	Max wave alert	0.1m
	C1 shakemap	-0.59	Max wave realtime	0.1m
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0.71

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1420509		0.1	11 Jan 2022 01:07	6.6M, 19.6km	5.78	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.1m (at 00:17)	00:19	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 Cyprus , District of Paphos (population 66,752) . The nearest places are Polis, Peyia, Drousha, Mavroli, Kathikas, Asagi Yayla, Yialia, Akarsu, Poinos, Besiktepe, and Vroisa.

Radius	Population
100 km	170000 people
75 km	89000 people
50 km	7100 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Paphos	Cyprus	67000 people
Nicosia	Cyprus	270000 people
Limassol	Cyprus	150000 people
Kyrenia	Cyprus	38000 people
Larnaca	Cyprus	71000 people
Antalya	Turkey	1.2 million people
Icel	Turkey	1.4 million people
Farmagusta	Cyprus	140000 people
Konya	Turkey	1.9 million people
Burdur	Turkey	280000 people
Isparta	Turkey	470000 people
Mugla	Turkey	610000 people
Denizli	Turkey	820000 people
Adana	Turkey	2.1 million people
Afyon	Turkey	800000 people
Nigde	Turkey	330000 people
Al Ladhiqiyah	Syrian Arab Republic	850000 people
Bayrut	Lebanon	-
Ash Shamal	Lebanon	-
Jabal Lubnan	Lebanon	-
Aegean Islands	Greece	460000 people
Sayda	Lebanon	-
Tartus	Syrian Arab Republic	690000 people
An Nabatiyah	Lebanon	-
Hazafon	Palestinian Territory Occupied	870000 people
Hatay	Turkey	1.2 million people
Hefa	Palestinian Territory Occupied	810000 people
Al Biqa'	Lebanon	2.9 million people
Hims	Syrian Arab Republic	1.3 million people
Hamah	Syrian Arab Republic	1.1 million people
Idlib	Syrian Arab Republic	930000 people
Aydin	Turkey	900000 people
Dumyat	Egypt	890000 people
Kafr ash Shaykh	Egypt	2.2 million people
Al Qunaytirah	Syrian Arab Republic	43000 people
Usak	Turkey	320000 people
Ad Daqahliyah	Egypt	4.2 million people
Dimashq	Syrian Arab Republic	3.1 million people
Hamerkaz	Palestinian Territory Occupied	1.1 million people
Ankara	Turkey	3.5 million people
West Bank	Palestinian Territory Occupied	-
Tel Aviv	Palestinian Territory Occupied	1.4 million people
Nevsehir	Turkey	310000 people
Ash Sharqiyah	Egypt	4.1 million people
Bur Sa'id	Egypt	480000 people
Dar'a	Syrian Arab Republic	590000 people
Kayseri	Turkey	1 million people
Manisa	Turkey	1.3 million people
Al Buhayrah	Egypt	2.1 million people
Kutahya	Turkey	630000 people
Eskisehir	Turkey	700000 people
Irbid	Jordan	930000 people
Hadarom	Palestinian Territory Occupied	630000 people
Halab	Syrian Arab Republic	2.9 million people
Izmir	Turkey	2.9 million people
Al Isma'iliyah	Egypt	650000 people
Al Gharbiyah	Egypt	3.4 million people
Shamal Sina'	Egypt	210000 people
Gaziantep	Turkey	1.2 million people
Al Iskandariyah	Egypt	3.5 million people
Kirsehir	Turkey	280000 people
Yerushalayim	Palestinian Territory Occupied	660000 people
Gaza Strip	Palestinian Territory Occupied	730000 people
Kahraman Maras	Turkey	970000 people
Al Balqa'	Jordan	270000 people
As Suwayda'	Syrian Arab Republic	310000 people
Al Mafraq	Jordan	150000 people
Az Zarqa	Jordan	610000 people
Al Minufiyah	Egypt	2.7 million people
'Amman	Jordan	1.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Polis	Paphos	Cyprus	Village	2000 people	49 km
Peyia	Paphos	Cyprus	Village	-	51 km
Drousha	Paphos	Cyprus	Village	-	51 km
Mavroli	Paphos	Cyprus	Village	-	51 km
Kathikas	Paphos	Cyprus	Village	<1000 people	55 km
Asagi Yayla	Paphos	Cyprus	Village	-	55 km
Yialia	Paphos	Cyprus	Village	-	56 km
Akarsu	Paphos	Cyprus	Village	-	57 km
Poinos	Paphos	Cyprus	Village	-	58 km
Besiktepe	Paphos	Cyprus	Village	-	60 km
Paphos	Paphos	Cyprus	City	-	62 km
Paphos Ktima	Paphos	Cyprus	City	-	63 km
Polemi	Paphos	Cyprus	Village	<1000 people	66 km
Erenköy	Nicosia	Cyprus	Village	-	66 km
Episkopi	Paphos	Cyprus	Village	-	68 km
Vroisa	Nicosia	Cyprus	Village	-	70 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
Paphos International	PFO	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8800	71 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Latchi	CYLAT	Cyprus	50 km
Paphos	CYPFO	Cyprus	63 km
Gemikonagi	CYMPB	Cyprus	83 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Evretou	Stavros tis Psokas	1986	55 km
	Asprokremmos	Xeropotamos	1982	75 km

More information

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