M 4.6 in Bulgaria on 26 Nov 2017 19:01 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: 11.22 Km
Lat/Lon: 42.7243 , 24.2995
Event Date: 26 Nov 2017 19:01 UTC
26 Nov 2017 21:01 Local
Exposed Population:
1550000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000bukf
Inserted at: 26 Nov 2017 22:48 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
3.1 (Bulgaria)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000bukf Scaled population (vector) 5.93  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.76  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1189122 0 26 Nov 2017 19:01 4.6M, 11.22km N/A 1.6 million (in 100km) 03:46 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 Bulgaria , Province of Sofiya (population 1,005,792) . The nearest places are Pirdop, Koprivshtitsa, Divchevoto, Zlatitsa, Klisura, Srednogorie, Ribarica, Rosino, Teteven, Strelcha, and Pleven.

Radius Population
100 km 1.6 million people
75 km 620000 people
50 km 170000 people
20 km 25000 people
10 km 1700 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sofiya Bulgaria 1 million people
Plovdiv Bulgaria 1.3 million people
Lovech Bulgaria 1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pirdop Bulgaria City 8500 people 10 km
Koprivshtitsa Bulgaria Village 2900 people 10 km
Divchevoto Bulgaria Village - 12 km
Zlatitsa Bulgaria City 5800 people 13 km
Klisura Bulgaria Village 1500 people 13 km
Srednogorie Bulgaria Village - 14 km
Ribarica Bulgaria Village - 15 km
Rosino Bulgaria Village - 21 km
Teteven Bulgaria City 11000 people 23 km
Strelcha Bulgaria Village 4900 people 24 km
Mirkovo Bulgaria Village 1900 people 24 km
Panagyurishte Bulgaria City - 25 km
Angelov Dol Bulgaria Village - 27 km
Dolno Shipkovo Bulgaria Village - 27 km
Etropole Bulgaria City 11000 people 27 km
Kurnave Bulgaria Village - 27 km
Shipkovo Bulgaria Village - 27 km
Kurnare Bulgaria Village - 28 km
Bogdan Bulgaria Village - 29 km
Poibrene Bulgaria Village - 30 km
Bunovo Bulgaria Village - 30 km
Belyanovets Bulgaria Village - 31 km
Golyama Zhelyazna Bulgaria Village - 31 km
Lesidren Bulgaria Village - 31 km
Gorno Kiuselere Bulgaria Village - 31 km
Bata Bulgaria Village - 31 km
Oborishte Bulgaria Village - 31 km
Banya Bulgaria Village - 32 km
Asen Bulgaria Village - 32 km
Karavelovo Bulgaria Village - 32 km
Glozhene Bulgaria Village - 32 km
Krasnovo Bulgaria Village - 32 km
Starosel Bulgaria Village - 33 km
Dzhurovo Bulgaria Village - 33 km
Osikovitsa Bulgaria Village - 34 km
Popintsi Bulgaria Village - 34 km
Popinci Bulgaria Village - 35 km
Kliment Bulgaria Village - 35 km
Smilets Bulgaria Village - 36 km
Sopot Bulgaria City - 36 km
Pravets Bulgaria Village 4700 people 36 km
Dolno Kamartsi Bulgaria Village - 37 km
Staro Zhelezare Bulgaria Village - 38 km
Dolno Levski Bulgaria Village - 39 km
Troyan Bulgaria City - 39 km
Elshitsa Bulgaria Village - 40 km
Panichere Bulgaria Village - 40 km
Voynyagovo Bulgaria Village - 40 km
Khisar-Momina Banya Bulgaria City - 41 km
Khisarya Bulgaria Village 9200 people 41 km
Oreshak Bulgaria Village - 41 km
Dragomir Bulgaria Village - 42 km
Leshko Presoi Bulgaria Village - 42 km
Belitsa Bulgaria Village - 42 km
Dobrowzi Bulgaria Village - 42 km
Golema Rakovitsa Bulgaria Village - 42 km
Mukhovo Bulgaria Village - 42 km
Alag'ozitsa Bulgaria Village - 42 km
Sarantsi Bulgaria Village - 42 km
Zlatna Panega Bulgaria Village - 42 km
Trudovec Bulgaria Village - 43 km
Karlovo Bulgaria City 20000 people 43 km
Ugurchin Bulgaria Village 3400 people 43 km
Kalugerovo Bulgaria Village - 43 km
Trudovets Bulgaria Village - 43 km
Razliv Bulgaria Village - 43 km
Lesichevo Bulgaria Village 1200 people 43 km
Ovchepoltsi Bulgaria Village - 43 km
Batultsi Bulgaria Village - 44 km
Lyuben Bulgaria Village - 45 km
Bardo Bulgaria Village - 45 km
Gelvere Bulgaria Village - 45 km
Bakova Mogila Bulgaria Village - 46 km
Tserovo Bulgaria Village - 46 km
Botevgrad Bulgaria City 21000 people 46 km
Ablanica Bulgaria Village - 46 km
Rumyantsevo Bulgaria Village - 48 km
Vrachesh Bulgaria Village - 48 km
Dermantsi Bulgaria Village - 48 km
Banja Bulgaria Village - 48 km
Dorutlii Bulgaria Village - 48 km
Banya Bulgaria City - 48 km
Skravena Bulgaria City - 49 km
Chernogorovo Bulgaria Village - 50 km
Vinogradets Bulgaria City - 50 km
Orlyane Bulgaria Village - 50 km
Churek Bulgaria Village - 50 km
Slavovitsa Bulgaria Village - 50 km
Debnevo Bulgaria Village - 50 km
Stoyanovo Bulgaria Village - 51 km
Ihtiman Bulgaria Village 14000 people 51 km
Vakarel Bulgaria Village - 51 km
Banchovci Bulgaria Village - 51 km
Ikhtiman Bulgaria Village - 51 km
Karabunar Bulgaria Village - 52 km
Dolna Makhala Bulgaria Village - 52 km
Gorna Malina Bulgaria Village 1500 people 52 km
Radyuvene Bulgaria Village - 53 km
Vetren Bulgaria Village - 53 km
Khisardzhik Bulgaria Village - 53 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
Moskovets 320 0 31 km
Geranovitsa 335 0 35 km
Targovishte TGV unknown 0 38 km
Dolno Levski 469 0 39 km
Staro Zhelezare 299 0 43 km
Ovchepoltsi 274 0 47 km
Dermantsi 213 0 48 km
Botevgrad unknown 0 49 km
Ikhtiman Southeast 671 0 52 km
Chernovo 610 0 56 km
Graf Ignatievo 190 0 58 km
146 0 59 km
Bakhovitsa 308 0 59 km
Gara Kostenets Banya 549 0 61 km
Musachevo 539 0 61 km
Streltsi 235 0 61 km
Beglesh 335 0 61 km
Tsalapitsa Highway Strip unknown 0 62 km
183 0 62 km
Graf Ignatievo South 189 0 62 km
Voysil 192 0 62 km
Tsalapita 191 0 63 km
Lyakhovo 250 0 64 km
Stryama 171 0 67 km
Telish 213 0 68 km
201 0 72 km
Sofia / Vrazhdebna SOF 530 Civ. Paved Yes 9100 73 km
Bokhot 305 0 73 km
Perushtitsa 213 0 75 km
Choba 192 0 80 km
152 0 81 km
Aleksandrovo 119 0 81 km
Dolna Mitropoliya 88 0 82 km
Pleven PVN unknown 0 82 km
Grivitsa 259 0 84 km
Banitsa 277 0 85 km
Plovdiv PDV 168 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 86 km
Pordim 152 0 87 km
Knezha West 152 0 87 km
Byala Slatina Highway Strip 171 0 88 km
Podem 46 0 95 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Dushantzi Topolnitza 1972 3 km
Sopot Kalnik 1961 33 km
Topolnitza Topolnitza 1963 42 km
Piasachnik Piasachnik 1982 42 km
Ognianovo Lesnovska 1994 47 km
Domlian Svejenska 1966 55 km
Telish Gornodabnishka Bara 1969 66 km
Iskar Iskar 1956 67 km
Gorni Dabnik Gornodabnishka Bara 1982 72 km
Belmeken Kriva 1979 73 km
Batak Matnitza 1958 79 km
Antonivanovtzi Vacha 1975 88 km

More information

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