M 5.5 in Crete, Greece on 20 Nov 2022 23:24 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 5.5M
Depth: 63 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.8526 , 26.4315
Event Date: 20 Nov 2022 23:24 UTC
21 Nov 2022 01:24 Local
Exposed Population: 120 thousand in MMI IV
Source: NEIC us7000ir86
Inserted at: 22 Nov 2022 03:49 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 ()

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000ir86 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1474282 0 20 Nov 2022 23:24 5.5M, 74.766km 4 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:23 NEIC
1474521 0 20 Nov 2022 23:24 5.5M, 63km 3.99 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 04:24 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 unknowed a zone. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1474282 35.831/26.425 5.5 74.8 4.002 20 Nov 2022 23:51 00:26 (new episode)
2 0 1474282 35.831/26.425 5.5 74.8 4.002 21 Nov 2022 00:03 00:38 (upd of #1)
3 0 1474282 35.815/26.431 5.5 71.7 4.014 21 Nov 2022 00:16 00:51 (upd of #2)
4 0 1474282 35.825/26.431 5.5 74.0 4.006 21 Nov 2022 00:25 01:00 (upd of #3)
5 0 1474282 35.825/26.431 5.5 74.0 4.006 21 Nov 2022 01:28 02:03 (upd of #4)
6 0 1474282 35.833/26.426 5.5 71.4 4.003 21 Nov 2022 03:52 04:27 (upd of #5)
7 0 1474282 35.833/26.426 5.5 71.4 4.003 21 Nov 2022 23:40 1d 00:15 (upd of #6)
8 0 1474521 35.853/26.432 5.5 63.0 3.994 22 Nov 2022 04:40 1d 05:15 (new episode)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Khamili Island Greece 18 km

More information

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