M 4.6 in Bulgaria on 21 Feb 2018 23:41 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: 4.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.9947 , 24.929
Event Date: 21 Feb 2018 23:41 UTC
22 Feb 2018 01:41 Local
Exposed Population:
1780000 people within 100km
Source: NOAIG 2018dqzo
Inserted at: 22 Feb 2018 01:49 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
3.1 (Bulgaria)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Bulgaria= 3.1; Greece= 2.5

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NOAIG 0.1 0.1
2018dqzo Scaled population (vector) 6.4  
  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
1200094 0.1 21 Feb 2018 23:42 4.7M, 10km N/A 1.9 million (in 100km) 00:02 NOAIG
1200095 0.4 21 Feb 2018 23:41 4.7M, 2km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 00:03 EMSC
1200107 0.3 21 Feb 2018 23:41 4.8M, 10km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 00:42 EMSC
1200112 0.1 21 Feb 2018 23:41 4.6M, 4.8km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 02:07 NOAIG
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 Plovdiv (population 1,281,038) . The nearest places are Bachkovo, Babino Burdtse, Topolovo, Narechenski Bani, Karamush, Asenovgrad, Manastir, Khvoyna, Novakovo, Bor, and Stara Zagora.

Radius Population
100 km 1.9 million people
75 km 1.2 million people
50 km 690000 people
20 km 64000 people
10 km 2300 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Plovdiv Bulgaria 1.3 million people
Khaskovo Bulgaria 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bachkovo Bulgaria Village - 8 km
Babino Burdtse Bulgaria Village - 9 km
Topolovo Bulgaria Village - 12 km
Narechenski Bani Bulgaria Village - 13 km
Karamush Bulgaria Village - 13 km
Asenovgrad Bulgaria City 52000 people 15 km
Manastir Bulgaria Village - 15 km
Khvoyna Bulgaria Village - 15 km
Novakovo Bulgaria Village - 16 km
Bor Bulgaria Village - 16 km
Dolni Voden Bulgaria Village - 16 km
Kuklen Bulgaria Village - 20 km
Dulbok Izvor Bulgaria Village - 22 km
Chepelare Bulgaria Village 6000 people 23 km
Iskra Bulgaria Village - 23 km
Boljarzi Bulgaria Village - 23 km
Panichkovo Bulgaria Village - 23 km
Davidkovo Bulgaria Village - 24 km
Sitovo Bulgaria Village - 24 km
Krumovo Bulgaria Village - 24 km
Katunitsa Bulgaria Village - 24 km
Lilkovo Bulgaria Village - 25 km
Sokolovtsi Bulgaria Village - 25 km
Slaveino Bulgaria Village - 26 km
Boykovo Bulgaria Village - 26 km
Progled Bulgaria Village - 26 km
Shakhinlar Bulgaria Village - 26 km
Purvenets Bulgaria City - 27 km
Yagodovo Bulgaria Village - 27 km
Bryagovo Bulgaria Village - 28 km
Sadovo Bulgaria Village 2500 people 29 km
Ashiklar Bulgaria Village - 30 km
Cesnegjirovo Bulgaria Village - 30 km
Plovdiv Bulgaria Major city 340000 people 30 km
Churekovo Bulgaria Village - 31 km
Tatarevo Bulgaria Village - 31 km
Stoykite Bulgaria Village - 32 km
Banite Bulgaria Village 1300 people 32 km
Brestovitsa Bulgaria Village - 33 km
Popovitsa Bulgaria Village - 33 km
Rogosh Bulgaria Village - 34 km
Ustovo Bulgaria City - 34 km
Angel Voyvoda Bulgaria Village - 34 km
Perushtitsa Bulgaria Village 5500 people 35 km
Smolyan Bulgaria City - 35 km
Debur Bulgaria Village - 36 km
Manole Bulgaria Village - 36 km
Raykovo Bulgaria Village - 36 km
Gela Bulgaria Village - 36 km
Srednogorci Bulgaria Village - 37 km
Bjala Reka Bulgaria Village - 37 km
Apazlar Bulgaria Village - 37 km
Mlechino Bulgaria Village - 37 km
Mikhalkovo Bulgaria Village - 38 km
Purvomay Bulgaria City - 38 km
Brestovo Bulgaria Village - 38 km
Byala Reka Bulgaria Village - 38 km
Belozem Bulgaria City - 39 km
Beden Bulgaria Village - 39 km
Mineralni Bani Bulgaria Village 1400 people 39 km
Krichim Bulgaria City 9000 people 39 km
Ardino Bulgaria Village 4300 people 39 km
Kurtovo Konare Bulgaria Village - 40 km
Gara Krichim Bulgaria City - 40 km
Byal Izvor Bulgaria Village - 40 km
Srednogortsi Bulgaria Village - 40 km
Pchelarovo Bulgaria Village - 40 km
Svobodinovo Bulgaria Village - 41 km
Stryama Bulgaria City - 41 km
Chernoochene Bulgaria Village <1000 people 41 km
Gradina Bulgaria Village - 41 km
Trud Bulgaria Village - 42 km
Benkovski Bulgaria Village - 42 km
Madan Bulgaria City 8100 people 42 km
Devin Bulgaria Village 7500 people 42 km
Asikoria Bulgaria Village - 43 km
Tsalapitsa Bulgaria Village - 43 km
Boljarino Bulgaria Village - 43 km
Rudozem Bulgaria Village 4700 people 43 km
Plodovitovo Bulgaria Village - 44 km
Filevo Bulgaria Village - 44 km
Fotinovo Bulgaria Village - 44 km
Ravnogor Bulgaria Village - 44 km
Bratsigovo Bulgaria Village 4900 people 44 km
Orisowo Bulgaria Village - 45 km
Akhmatlar Bulgaria Village - 45 km
Gorna-Kiselichovo Bulgaria Village - 45 km
Stroevo Bulgaria Village - 46 km
Graf Ignatievo Bulgaria Village - 46 km
Kobilyane Bulgaria Village - 46 km
Rakovski Bulgaria Village 15000 people 46 km
Elekhcha Bulgaria Village - 48 km
Cherna Gora Bulgaria Village - 48 km
Akcha Kayryak Bulgaria Village - 48 km
Aygur Dere Bulgaria Village - 48 km
General Niklaevo Bulgaria Village - 48 km
Gorski-Iswor Bulgaria Village - 48 km
Gorski Izvor Bulgaria Village - 48 km
Maritsa Bulgaria Village - 48 km
Garvanovo Bulgaria Village - 49 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
Plovdiv PDV 168 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 21 km
Dulbok Izvor Hwy Strip 200 0 26 km
Konush 152 0 26 km
Cheshnegirovo 184 0 27 km
Pleven PVN unknown 0 34 km
Perushtitsa 213 0 36 km
Debur 152 0 37 km
145 0 40 km
Voysil 192 0 43 km
Tsalapitsa Highway Strip unknown 0 44 km
Tsalapita 191 0 44 km
Graf Ignatievo South 189 0 45 km
Stryama 171 0 45 km
Cherna Gora 152 0 46 km
Kardjali KDG unknown 0 48 km
Graf Ignatievo 190 0 48 km
Choba 192 0 48 km
Haskovo HKV unknown 0 53 km
Veren 254 0 56 km
Streltsi 235 0 57 km
Gita 152 0 58 km
Uzundzhovo 166 0 60 km
Malevo 204 0 60 km
Lyakhovo 250 0 61 km
Ovchepoltsi 274 0 61 km
Staro Zhelezare 299 0 65 km
Podkrepa 152 0 67 km
Targovishte TGV unknown 0 67 km
Kaloyanovets 149 0 74 km
Dolno Levski 469 0 74 km
Ivanovo 152 0 83 km
Stara Zagora SZR 170 0 85 km
Svirkovo 101 0 86 km
Moskovets 320 0 89 km
Banite 335 0 91 km
Komotini 24 0 94 km
Mednikarovo 114 0 96 km
Daskal Atanasovo 91 0 98 km
76 0 99 km
506 0 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lagos Greece 100 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Antonivanovtzi Vacha 1975 37 km
Trakietz Olu dere 1966 46 km
Garvanovo Chitachka 1985 47 km
Kardgali Arda 1976 47 km
Batak Matnitza 1958 58 km
Piasachnik Piasachnik 1982 63 km
Dosspat Dosspatzka 1969 65 km
Studen Kladenetz Arda 1957 70 km
Platanovryssi Nestos 1997 70 km
Thissavros Nestos 1996 72 km
Domlian Svejenska 1966 74 km
Rozov Kladenetz Sokolitza 1960 89 km
Koprinka Toundja 1955 90 km
Topolnitza Topolnitza 1963 94 km
Belmeken Kriva 1979 94 km
Dositeevo Dositeevska 1988 95 km

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