Population Exposure Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake

Population Exposure Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake

Earthquake Green Shaking Alert M 6.0, 43km NW of Platanos, Greece PAGER Origin Time: 2019-11-27 07:23:42 UTC (Wed 09:23:42 local) Location: 35.7174◦ N 23.2284◦ E Depth: 69.0 km Version 5 Created: 11 weeks, 2 days after earthquake Estimated Fatalities Green alert for shaking-related fatalities Estimated Economic Losses and economic losses. There is a low likeli- hood of casualties and damage. 65% 65% 30% 30% 4% 4% 1 100 10,000 1 100 10,000 10 1,000 100,000 10 1,000 100,000 Fatalities USD (Millions) Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking ESTIMATED POPULATION –* 42k* 169k 0 0 0 0 0 0 EXPOSURE (k=x1000) ESTIMATED MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY I II-III IV V VI VII VIII IX X+ PERCEIVED SHAKING Not felt Weak Light Moderate Strong Very Strong Severe Violent Extreme Resistant None None None V. Light Light Moderate Mod./Heavy Heavy V. Heavy POTENTIAL Structures DAMAGE Vulnerable None None None Light Moderate Mod./Heavy Heavy V. Heavy V. Heavy Structures *Estimated exposure only includes population within the map area. Population Exposure population per 1 sq. km from Landscan 0 5 50 100 500 1000 5000 10000 Structures Overall, the population in this region resides in struc- 22.8 W 23.5 W tures that are a mix of vulnerable and earthquake resistant construction. The predominant vulnerable building types are rubble/field stone with lime and unknown/miscellaneous types construction. Historical Earthquakes Date Dist. Mag. Max Shaking (UTC) (km) MMI(#) Deaths 1981-03-07 274 5.4 VI(426k) 1 36.0 N 1975-12-31 339 5.5 VII(2k) 1 4 1999-09-07 267 6.0 IX(10k) 143 Recent earthquakes in this area have caused secondary hazards such as landslides that might have contributed to losses. Selected City Exposure from GeoNames.org MMI City Population 4 IV Agia Marina 2k IV Gerani <1k 35.2 N IV Galatas 3k IV Kissamos 4k IV Daratsos 5k IV Kolympari 1k IV Perivolia 3k IV Mournies 5k km IV Chania 54k IV Nerokouros 4k 0 75 III Souda 7k PAGER content is automatically generated, and only considers losses due to structural damage. bold cities appear on map. (k = x1000) Limitations of input data, shaking estimates, and loss models may add uncertainty. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70006dlt#pager Event ID: us70006dlt.

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