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M 7.8 in Türkiye from 06 Feb 2023 01:17 UTC to 01:17

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	7.8M
Glide number:	EQ-2023-000015-TUR
Depth:	24.075 Km
Lat/Lon:	37.2012 , 36.9997
Event Date:	06 Feb 2023 01:17 UTC 06 Feb 2023 04:17 Local
Exposed Population:	3.7 million (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us6000jllz
Inserted at:	06 Feb 2023 01:30 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	3.2 (Türkiye)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Rapid Impact)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	3.7				4
us6000jllz	Scaled population (raster)	9.66	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 rapid impact	-0.59	Max wave realtime	0m
	C2 rapid impact	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.85

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

The green area correspond to areas affected by strong shaking (MMI VI or higher) according to the simulation.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1487094		3.7	06 Feb 2023 01:17	7.8M, 24.075km	7.82	3.1 million (in MMI>=VII)	N/A	00:12	NEIC
1487096		3.8	06 Feb 2023 01:17	7.8M, 17.925km	7.87	3.1 million (in MMI>=VII)	N/A	00:22	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.

Rapid Impact

The results presented below are calculated with the ShakeMap open source software (USGS) using only earthquake hypocenter information to provide a rapid estimation of the ground motion and shaking intensity without taking into account any instrumental observations or earthquake source scaling laws.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Türkiye ,of Gaziantep (population 1,238,104) . The alertlevel for this event is RED

Intensity	Population
	31000 people
	3 million people
	10.5 million people
	19.3 million people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Gaziantep	Türkiye	no people
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	<1000 people
Gaziantep	Türkiye	1.9 million people
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	680000 people
Adana	Türkiye	26000 people
Halab	Syrian Arab Republic	170000 people
Hatay	Türkiye	12000 people
Gaziantep	Türkiye	210000 people
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	390000 people
Adana	Türkiye	2.2 million people
Halab	Syrian Arab Republic	4.1 million people
Hatay	Türkiye	1.2 million people
Adiyaman	Türkiye	410000 people
Urfa	Türkiye	710000 people
Malatya	Türkiye	2000 people
Idlib	Syrian Arab Republic	520000 people
Kayseri	Türkiye	15000 people
Ar Raqqah	Syrian Arab Republic	140000 people
Hamah	Syrian Arab Republic	45000 people
Icel	Türkiye	150000 people
Kahraman Maras	Türkiye	22000 people
Adana	Türkiye	280000 people
Halab	Syrian Arab Republic	2100 people
Hatay	Türkiye	430000 people
Adiyaman	Türkiye	130000 people
Urfa	Türkiye	1.1 million people
Malatya	Türkiye	630000 people
Idlib	Syrian Arab Republic	780000 people
Kayseri	Türkiye	750000 people
Ar Raqqah	Syrian Arab Republic	640000 people
Sivas	Türkiye	17000 people
Al Ladhiqiyah	Syrian Arab Republic	190000 people
Nigde	Türkiye	140000 people
Hamah	Syrian Arab Republic	990000 people
Icel	Türkiye	310000 people
Elazig	Türkiye	<1000 people
Diyarbakir	Türkiye	3900 people
Konya	Türkiye	53000 people
Al Hasakah	Syrian Arab Republic	51000 people
Nevsehir	Türkiye	<1000 people
Hims	Syrian Arab Republic	190000 people
Mardin	Türkiye	<1000 people
Dayr az Zawr	Syrian Arab Republic	1300 people
Kirsehir	Türkiye	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Sakcagoz	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	7 km
Cerityeniyapan	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	9 km
Köprüagzi	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	18 km
Turkoglu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	24 km
Erikli	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	27 km
Burc	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	27 km
Gökmusa	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	30 km
Fevzipasa	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	33 km
Islahiye	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	47000 people	37 km
Gaziantep	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Major city	1 million people	38 km
Hasanbeyli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	6300 people	40 km
Pazarcik	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	33000 people	42 km
Kahramanmaras	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Major city	340000 people	43 km
Karnebi	Kilis	Türkiye	Village	-	45 km
Midan Ikbis	Halab	Syria	Village	-	50 km
Sazgin	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	51 km
Aril	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	51 km
Oguzeli	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	54 km
Kilis	Kilis	Türkiye	City	81000 people	55 km
Karaburun	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	63 km
A'zaz	Halab	Syria	Village	-	69 km
Elbeyli	Kilis	Türkiye	Village	2200 people	72 km
Wuguf	Halab	Syria	Village	-	78 km
Akcakoyunlu	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	79 km
Mare'	Halab	Syria	Village	-	82 km
Toprakkale	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	8500 people	82 km
Tecirli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	84 km
Bahce	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	25000 people	36 km
Haruniye	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	47 km
Cebelibereket	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	53 km
Büyüknacar	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	53 km
Hassa	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	9600 people	61 km
Salkim	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	63 km
Ardil	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	64 km
Sadak	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	65 km
Baydemirli	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	67 km
Kayabasi	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	67 km
Osmaniye	Osmaniye	Türkiye	City	200000 people	67 km
Qatma	Halab	Syria	Village	-	69 km
Andirin	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	70 km
Kazmaca	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	71 km
Beloren	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	71 km
Meydan	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	72 km
Arapli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	74 km
Nizip	Gaziantep	Türkiye	City	81000 people	74 km
Yesilkent	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	75 km
Afrin	Halab	Syria	Village	-	77 km
Dortyol	Hatay	Türkiye	City	60000 people	79 km
Kadirli	Osmaniye	Türkiye	City	70000 people	81 km
Umutlu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	82 km
Tekir	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	82 km
Cokak	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	83 km
Yahacik	Hatay	Türkiye	City	-	84 km
Sanndi	Halab	Syria	Village	-	86 km
Cakirhuyuk	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	86 km
Golbasi	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	40000 people	87 km
Zawghar	Halab	Syria	Village	-	88 km
Akarca	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	88 km
Akbudak	Gaziantep	Türkiye	Village	-	88 km
Birecik	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	44000 people	91 km
Nurhak	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	8500 people	94 km
Çamköyü	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	96 km
Cukurkopru	Osmaniye	Türkiye	Village	-	96 km
Kirikhan	Hatay	Türkiye	City	98000 people	96 km
Harmanli	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	97 km
Cela	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	97 km
Hamam	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	98 km
Besni	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	46000 people	99 km
Iskenderun	Hatay	Türkiye	Major city	180000 people	99 km
Carablus	Halab	Syria	Village	-	100 km
Cardak	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	101 km
Goksun	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	35000 people	101 km
Aysehoca	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	102 km
Machete	Halab	Syria	Village	-	102 km
Harithan	Halab	Syria	Village	-	102 km
Al Bab	Halab	Syria	Village	-	104 km
Çerkezkaramezar	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	104 km
Shuyukh al Fawqani	Halab	Syria	Village	-	105 km
Kurtkulagi	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	106 km
Ceyhan	Adana	Türkiye	City	96000 people	106 km
Mercimek	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	107 km
Kocaali	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	107 km
Deïr Qâq	Halab	Syria	Village	-	107 km
Kozan	Adana	Türkiye	City	87000 people	107 km
Sambayat	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	108 km
Kanliavsar	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	109 km
Ad Dana	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	110 km
Halab	Halab	Syria	Major city	1.6 million people	110 km
Reyhanli	Hatay	Türkiye	City	50000 people	110 km
Aoukhâne	Halab	Syria	Village	-	113 km
Elbistan	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	City	80000 people	113 km
Karakiliç	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	113 km
Manbij	Halab	Syria	Village	69000 people	114 km
Kuyulu	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	115 km
Serinyol	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	115 km
Jibrin	Halab	Syria	Village	-	115 km
Siçanli	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	116 km
Afsin	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	59000 people	116 km
Oum Kharazé	Halab	Syria	Village	-	117 km
Yumurtalik	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	118 km
Imamoglu	Adana	Türkiye	Village	33000 people	118 km
Ambarcik	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	118 km
Urum as Sughra	Halab	Syria	Village	-	119 km
Hani Touman	Halab	Syria	Village	-	120 km
Yaylak	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	121 km
Mamayt	Halab	Syria	Village	-	122 km
Tepecikoren	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	123 km
Yakapinar	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	124 km
'Assan	Halab	Syria	Village	-	125 km
'ayn Al'arab	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	126 km
Haylazli	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	127 km
Gerdek	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	127 km
Salqin	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	128 km
Alemdar	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	128 km
Aritas	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	128 km
Hmaïmé el Kébîré	Halab	Syria	Village	-	129 km
Adiyaman	Adiyaman	Türkiye	City	190000 people	129 km
As Safirah	Halab	Syria	Village	-	129 km
Suruc	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	59000 people	130 km
Ma'arrat al Ikhwan	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	132 km
Dayr Hafir	Halab	Syria	Village	-	132 km
Antakya	Hatay	Türkiye	City	150000 people	133 km
Ma'arrat an Nu'man	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	135 km
Hâder	Halab	Syria	Village	-	135 km
Köyceviran	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	136 km
Melkis	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	136 km
Bozova	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	21000 people	137 km
Kaleboynu	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	107 km
Hotaleb	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	112 km
Erkenek	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	114 km
Asmaca	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	117 km
Keklikolugu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	121 km
Feke	Adana	Türkiye	Village	4600 people	122 km
Kantarma	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	124 km
Surgu	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	125 km
Dogansehir	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	127 km
Rumlu	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	129 km
Polat	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	132 km
Ulucinar	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	132 km
Yalak	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	133 km
Tufanbeyli	Adana	Türkiye	Village	5100 people	136 km
Egnar	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	138 km
Altinözü	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	139 km
Harbiye	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	141 km
Karacay	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	141 km
Kislaçay	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	141 km
Burhaniye	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	142 km
Fettahdere	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	144 km
Büyükçerkezi	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	-	146 km
Karsanti	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	147 km
Çirisgedigi	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	147 km
Kirkpinar	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	148 km
Sariz	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	149 km
Buyuk Ortulu	Kahramanmaras	Türkiye	Village	-	151 km
Catalan	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	152 km
Samandag	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	153 km
Bahçeli	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	153 km
Gölpinar	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	153 km
Senkoy	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	153 km
Akçadag	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	154 km
Bakirdagi	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	154 km
Cingöz	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	154 km
Dagyurdu	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	155 km
Kurudere	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	156 km
Darende	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	20000 people	156 km
Ariha	Idlib	Syria	Village	36000 people	158 km
Kahta	Adiyaman	Türkiye	Village	72000 people	158 km
Karatas	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	160 km
Urfa	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Major city	450000 people	160 km
Akziyaret	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	161 km
Göldede	Sivas	Türkiye	Village	-	161 km
Sofulu	Adana	Türkiye	Village	-	162 km
Sarlak	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	165 km
Yesilyurt	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	165 km
Yayladagi	Hatay	Türkiye	Village	-	166 km
Jisrash Shughur	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	167 km
Firaktin	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	168 km
Gurun	Sivas	Türkiye	Village	-	169 km
Yedikuyu	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	170 km
Sahmelik	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	170 km
Karaisali	Adana	Türkiye	Village	6600 people	172 km
Malatya	Malatya	Türkiye	Major city	440000 people	172 km
Qatrah	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	174 km
Tomarza	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	12000 people	174 km
Ma'arat Ann Nu'man	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	175 km
Pinarbasi	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	177 km
Jarjanaz	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	177 km
Sendjar	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	179 km
Hilvan	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	17000 people	179 km
Eskimalatya	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	182 km
Koprubasi	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	183 km
Yeniköy	Mersin	Türkiye	Village	-	184 km
Zerezek	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	185 km
Golcuk	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	185 km
Olukkaya	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	186 km
Abu Habbah	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	186 km
Fethiye	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	187 km
Al Hadidiyah	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	191 km
Ovacik	Hamah	Syria	Village	-	192 km
Hammamiyah	Hamah	Syria	Village	-	192 km
Kaynar	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	195 km
Umuroba	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	195 km
Bozburun	Malatya	Türkiye	Village	-	195 km
Bilalusagi	Elazig	Türkiye	Village	-	196 km
Ar Ruwaydah	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	196 km
Khan Shaykhun	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	197 km
Kapakli	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	199 km
Celtik	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	199 km
At Turut	Hamah	Syria	Village	-	200 km
Rabdah	Idlib	Syria	Village	-	201 km
Çayirözü	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	201 km
Saluq	Ar Raqqah	Syria	Village	-	202 km
Buzetle	Sanliurfa	Türkiye	Village	-	203 km
Al Muntar	Hamah	Syria	Village	-	203 km
Arapli	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	204 km
Maakkar Chémâli	Hamah	Syria	Village	-	204 km
Ath Thawrah	Ar Raqqah	Syria	Village	-	205 km
Ash Shamiyah	Al Ladhiqiyah	Syria	Village	-	205 km
Kafer ez Zaïta	Hamah	Syria	Village	-	205 km
Kalaat Moudik	Hamah	Syria	Village	-	205 km
As Safsafah	Ar Raqqah	Syria	Village	-	206 km
Tabaqah	Ar Raqqah	Syria	Village	-	207 km
Kharsan	Hamah	Syria	Village	-	210 km
Yesilhisar	Kayseri	Türkiye	Village	-	211 km
Al Lataminah	Hamah	Syria	Village	-	211 km
Yenihamal	Sivas	Türkiye	Village	-	213 km
Edikli	Nigde	Türkiye	Village	-	214 km

see full list

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
Kahramanmaras	KCM	523	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7500	38 km
Gaziantep	GZT	706	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9100	51 km
Minakh		498				0	76 km
Iskenderun		8				0	103 km
Nejrab	ALP	389	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9500	115 km
Rasin El Aboud		368				0	124 km
Incirlik AB	UAB	73	Mil.	Paved	Yes	10000	142 km
Adiyaman	ADF	673	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8300	143 km
Jirah		349				0	148 km
Adana	ADA	20	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9000	155 km
Abu Ad Duhur		258				0	163 km
Sanliurfa	SFQ	452	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7100	164 km
Malatya	MLX	862	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10900	167 km
Malatya		919				0	169 km
Borankoy		683				0	185 km
Tabqa		320				0	213 km
Kayseri	ASR	1069	Civ.	Paved	Yes	11100	219 km
Latakia	LTK	48	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	221 km
Hamah		309				0	233 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Dorytol		Türkiye	83 km
Isdemir		Türkiye	90 km
Botas	TRCEY	Türkiye	101 km
Iskenderun	TRISK	Türkiye	101 km
Yumurtalik Bay	TRYUM	Türkiye	118 km
Karatas		Türkiye	157 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Kartalkaya	Aksu	1971	37 km
	Tahtakopru	Karasu	1975	47 km
	Kayacik	Aynifar	1997	65 km
	Sir	Ceyhan	1991	49 km
	Menzelet	Ceyhan	1993	55 km
	Aslantas	Ceyhan	1984	66 km
	Birecik	Firat	2000	81 km
	Hancagiz	Nizip	1989	83 km
	Kesiksuyu	Kesiksuyu	1971	94 km
	Karkamis	Firat	1999	99 km
	Kozan	Kilgen	1972	109 km
	Ataturk	Euphrates	1992	121 km
	Seyhan	Seyhan	1956	149 km
	Surgu	Surgu	1969	121 km
	Catalan	Seyhan	1997	153 km
	Sultansuyu	Sultansuyu	1992	155 km
	Berdan	Berdan	1984	190 km
	Kovali	Dundarli	1988	196 km
Assad	Tabqa	Euphrates	1978	204 km

More information

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