M 4.8 in Bulgaria on 03 Dec 2012 18:58 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 43.37 , 28.65
Event Date: 03 Dec 2012 18:58 UTC
03 Dec 2012 20:58 Local
Exposed Population:
1010000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 03 Dec 2012 19:13 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
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
121241 0.5 03 Dec 2012 18:58 4.6M, 2km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:06 EMSC
121242 0.5 03 Dec 2012 18:58 4.8M, 2km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 00:14 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 Varna (population 984,766) . The nearest places are Varna, Dobrich, and Kamen Bryag.

Radius Population
100 km 1.1 million people
75 km 570000 people
50 km 98000 people
20 km 7800 people
10 km 1100 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Varna Bulgaria 980000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kamen Bryag Bulgaria Village - 6 km
Varna Bulgaria Major city 310000 people 62 km
Dobrich Bulgaria Major city 99000 people 64 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
Sveti Nikola West 61 12 km
43 18 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cape Kaliafra Bulgaria 13 km
Kavarna Bulgaria 18 km

More information

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