M 4.6 in Montenegro on 21 Apr 2014 21:25 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.79 , 19.25
Event Date: 21 Apr 2014 21:25 UTC
21 Apr 2014 23:25 Local
Exposed Population:
2141485 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=373838
Inserted at: 22 Apr 2014 06:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=373838 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
1047757 0 21 Apr 2014 21:25 4.2M, 10km N/A 2.1 million (in 100km) 00:04 NOAIG
1047760 0 21 Apr 2014 21:25 4.5M, 14.17km N/A 2.4 million (in 100km) 00:20 NEIC
1047765 0 21 Apr 2014 21:25 4.5M, 10km N/A 2.1 million (in 100km) 00:47 EMSC
1047775 0 21 Apr 2014 21:25 4.6M, 10km N/A 2.1 million (in 100km) 09:05 EMSC
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 Shkod�r, Ulcinj, and Sveti Nikola.

Radius Population
100 km 2.1 million people
75 km 1.7 million people
50 km 460000 people
20 km 13000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Montenegro Montenegro -
Shkoder Albania 230000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ulcinj Montenegro City 9100 people 17 km
Sveti Nikola Montenegro Village - 18 km
Shkod�r Albania Major city 85000 people 43 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
Gramsh 99 35 km
Shkoder / Shtojiri 30 44 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ulcinj Montenegro 17 km
Shengjin ALSHG Albania 33 km
Bar CSBAR Montenegro 36 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Vau-Dejes Reservoir Vau-Dejes Drin 1973 44 km

More information

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