M 4.6 in Bulgaria on 05 Feb 2015 06:16 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: Km
Lat/Lon: 42.71 , 26.14
Event Date: 05 Feb 2015 06:16 UTC
05 Feb 2015 08:16 Local
Exposed Population:
1765576 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=425889
Inserted at: 05 Feb 2015 06:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=425889 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
1071085 0 05 Feb 2015 06:16 4.3M, 8.5km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 00:13 KOERI
1071086 0 05 Feb 2015 06:16 4.6M, 0km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 00:23 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 Bulgaria , Province of Burgas (population 870,955) . The nearest places are Sliven, and Borov Dol.

Radius Population
100 km 1.8 million people
75 km 1.1 million people
50 km 410000 people
20 km 110000 people
10 km 4900 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Burgas Bulgaria 870000 people
Lovech Bulgaria 1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Borov Dol Bulgaria Village - 3 km
Sliven Bulgaria Major city 95000 people 18 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
200 21 km
Sudievo 149 22 km
Omarchevo 151 27 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Jrebchevo Tundja 1970 19 km

More information

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