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Green Earthquake alert in Italy on 09/06/2012 02:04 UTC
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Summary

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

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

  • Earthquake Magnitude 4.3M, Depth:2km
  • on 09/06/2012 02:04 UTC
  • 4300000 people within 100km

Earthquake event

  • Magnitude: 4.3 M
  • Depth: 2 km (very shallow)
  • Source: EMSC
  • Location (latitude/longitude): 46.19, 12.47
  • Time (UTC): 09/06/2012 02:04:56
  • Time (ECT): 09/06/2012 04:04:56

Earthquake impact details

The earthquake happened in Italy , Region of Veneto (population 4,410,851) . The nearest places are Udine, Arcola, and Contron. The maximum altitude nearby is 3428m .

Population

Population near epicenter
Radius Population
100 km 4.2 million people
75 km 2.2 million people
50 km 910000 people
20 km 83000 people
10 km 6000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected provinces

Region/Province Country Population
Veneto Italy 4.4 million people
Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy 1.2 million people

Affected cities

Name Region/Province Country City class Population Distance
Udine Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy Major city 95000 people 61 km

Critical infrastructure

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

Nearby and affected airports
Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Belluno BLX -9999999 19 km
Aviano AB AVB 126 Mil. Paved Yes 9800 20 km
Major ports
Name LOCODE Country Distance
Porto Falconera Italy 73 km
Porto Nogaro ITPNG Italy 76 km
Hydro-dams
Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Vajont Vajont -99 14 km
Ca Selva Silisia 1965 19 km
Not calculated

Event time line

For accessing reports of previous advisories, please click on the advisory number in the table below.

IDAlert colorDateMagnitude and depthPopulation within 100 kmTsunami risk (max height)Delay Source
1174616/9/2012 2:04:57 AM 4.3M, 2km 3.9 million 00:04 EMSCEMSC
1174626/9/2012 2:04:56 AM 4.3M, 2km 4.4 million 00:09 EMSCEMSC
1174636/9/2012 2:04:56 AM 4.3M, 2km 4.3 million 00:17 EMSCEMSC
1174646/9/2012 2:04:57 AM 4.5M, 5km 4.1 million 00:22 EMSCEMSC

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