M 4.6 in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 08 Jan 2016 13:07 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: 4.6M
Depth: 31.05 Km
Lat/Lon: 42.9009 , 18.4718
Event Date: 08 Jan 2016 13:07 UTC
08 Jan 2016 14:07 Local
Exposed Population:
1178961 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 08 Jan 2016 13:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1114759 0 08 Jan 2016 13:07 4.5M, 15km N/A 1.3 million (in 100km) 00:13 EMSC
1114760 0 08 Jan 2016 13:07 4.6M, 31.05km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 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 Montenegro , of Montenegro. The nearest places are Podgorica, Kovaci, Donje Crkvice, and Ubla.

Radius Population
100 km 1.3 million people
75 km 690000 people
50 km 320000 people
20 km 37000 people
10 km 4700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Montenegro Montenegro -
Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ubla Montenegro Village - 0 km
Donje Crkvice Montenegro Village - 2 km
Kovaci Montenegro Village - 3 km
Podgorica Montenegro Capital 140000 people 82 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
Dubrovnik DBV 161 Civ. Paved Yes 10800 47 km
Zabljak ZBK unknown 61 km
Tivat TIV 6 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 62 km
Mostar OMO 48 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 67 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Dubrovnik HRDBV Croatia 48 km
Risan Montenegro 49 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Bilecko Jezero Grancarevo Trebisnjica 1967 23 km

More information

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