M 4.6 in Croatia on 14 Feb 2016 14:51 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: 43.05 , 17.42
Event Date: 14 Feb 2016 14:51 UTC
14 Feb 2016 15:51 Local
Exposed Population:
1202610 people within 100km
Source: EMSC http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=488398
Inserted at: 14 Feb 2016 22:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0 0
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=488398 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
1119472 0 14 Feb 2016 14:51 4.5M, 10km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 01:23 NEIC
1119494 0 14 Feb 2016 14:51 4.6M, 10km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 07:45 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 Croatia , of Croatia. The nearest places are Sarajevo, Split, Gradac, Struge, Otric Seoci, Dubrave, Pasicina, Rudine, Rogotin, Bacina, and Peracko Blato.

Radius Population
100 km 1.1 million people
75 km 570000 people
50 km 390000 people
20 km 77000 people
10 km 15000 people
5 km 7500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Rudine Croatia Village - 2 km
Ploce Croatia Village - 3 km
Peracko Blato Croatia Village - 3 km
Bacina Croatia City - 4 km
Dubrave Croatia Village - 5 km
Otric Seoci Croatia Village - 6 km
Rogotin Croatia Village - 6 km
Stasevica Croatia Village - 6 km
Gradac Croatia Village - 7 km
Pasicina Croatia Village - 7 km
Struge Croatia Village - 8 km
Split Croatia Major city 170000 people 93 km
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Capital 480000 people 117 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
Ploce 2 Civ. Paved No 3900 5 km
Mostar OMO 48 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 41 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kardeljevo HRPLE Croatia 4 km
Metkovic Croatia 19 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Zeleno Jezero Ricice Ricice 1985 52 km
Salakovac Neretva 1982 52 km

More information

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