M 4.5 in Bosnia & Herzegovina on 30 Jul 2012 09:01 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 44.18 , 17.91
Event Date: 30 Jul 2012 09:01 UTC
30 Jul 2012 11:01 Local
Exposed Population:
2940000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 30 Jul 2012 09:20 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
118409 0.5 30 Jul 2012 09:01 5.2M, 0km N/A 3.1 million (in 100km) 00:05 EMSC
118410 0.5 30 Jul 2012 09:01 4.6M, 2km N/A 3 million (in 100km) 00:09 EMSC
118411 0.5 30 Jul 2012 09:01 4.5M, 2km N/A 2.9 million (in 100km) 00:19 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina , of Bosnia & Herzegovina. The nearest places are Sarajevo, and Pepelari.

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pepelari Bosnia and Herzegovina Village - 3 km
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Capital 480000 people 57 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
Sarajevo Butmir SJJ 521 Civ. Paved Yes 8500 57 km
Tuzla West 253 57 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Rama Rama 1969 65 km
Drenova Drenova 1978 66 km
Jablanica Neretva 1954 69 km

More information

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