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Green Earthquake alert in Bosnia & Herzegovina on 30/07/2012 09:01 UTC
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GDACS Event Report - Earthquake impact

Summary

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This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

  • Earthquake Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:2km
  • on 30/07/2012 09:01 UTC
  • 2940000 people within 100km

Earthquake event

  • Magnitude: 4.5 M
  • Depth: 2 km (very shallow)
  • Source: EMSC
  • Location (latitude/longitude): 44.18, 17.91
  • Time (UTC): 30/07/2012 09:01:17
  • Time (ECT): 30/07/2012 11:01:17

Earthquake impact details

The earthquake happened in Bosnia and Herzegovina , of Bosnia & Herzegovina. The nearest places are Sarajevo, Zenica, and Gornji Cajdras. The maximum altitude nearby is 2138m .

Population

Population near epicenter
Radius Population
100 km 2.9 million people
75 km 1.8 million people
50 km 580000 people
20 km 220000 people
10 km 160000 people
5 km 130000 people
2 km 51000 people

Affected provinces

Region/Province Country Population
Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina [unknown]

Affected cities

Name Region/Province Country City class Population Distance
Zenica Bosnia and Herzegovina City 160000 people 1 km
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Capital 470000 people 56 km

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Nearby and affected airports
Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Sarajevo Butmir SJJ 521 Civ. Paved Yes 8500 54 km
Tuzla West 253 68 km
Hydro-dams
Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Rama Rama 1969 52 km
Jablanica Neretva 1954 57 km
Not calculated

Event time line

For accessing reports of previous advisories, please click on the advisory number in the table below.

IDAlert colorDateMagnitude and depthPopulation within 100 kmTsunami risk (max height)Delay Source
1184097/30/2012 9:01:18 AM 5.2M, 0km 3.1 million 00:05 EMSCEMSC
1184107/30/2012 9:01:17 AM 4.6M, 2km 3 million 00:09 EMSCEMSC
1184117/30/2012 9:01:17 AM 4.5M, 2km 2.9 million 00:19 EMSCEMSC

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