M 5.4 in Croatia on 22 Mar 2020 05:24 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.4M
Glide number: EQ-2020-000040-HRV
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 45.8972 , 15.9662
Event Date: 22 Mar 2020 05:24 UTC
22 Mar 2020 06:24 Local
Exposed Population: 330000 people in MMI
3250000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us70008dx7
Inserted at: 16 Apr 2020 16:17 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.5 (Croatia)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Bosnia & Herzegovina= 4.5; Croatia= 3.1; Hungary= 2.1; Slovenia= 1.7; Austria= 1.4

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1.2 1.2
us70008dx7 Scaled population (raster) 4.27  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  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
1301777 1.2 22 Mar 2020 05:24 5.4M, 10km 7.04 330 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 25d 10:53 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 Croatia , of Croatia. The nearest places are Bistra Gornja, Poljanica Bistranska, Kraljev Vrh, Donja Bistra, Jablanovec, Jakovlje, Strmec Stubicki, Cucerje, Dankovec, Zagreb, and Maribor.

Radius Population
100 km 3.3 million people
75 km 2.4 million people
50 km 1.5 million people
20 km 930000 people
10 km 230000 people
5 km 6100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Croatia Croatia -
Slovenia Slovenia -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bistra Gornja Croatia Village - 4 km
Poljanica Bistranska Croatia Village - 5 km
Kraljev Vrh Croatia Village - 6 km
Donja Bistra Croatia Village - 7 km
Jablanovec Croatia Village 1300 people 7 km
Jakovlje Croatia Village 2600 people 8 km
Strmec Stubicki Croatia Village - 8 km
Cucerje Croatia Village - 9 km
Dankovec Croatia Village - 9 km
Zagreb Croatia Capital 690000 people 10 km
Ivanec Bistranski Croatia Village - 10 km
Donja Stubica Croatia Village - 10 km
Krusljevo Selo Croatia Village - 10 km
Slani Potok Croatia Village - 10 km
Stubicka Slatina Croatia Village - 11 km
Oroslavje Croatia Village 3400 people 11 km
Dubrava Croatia Village 1300 people 11 km
Zagrebacka Dubrava Croatia Village - 11 km
Kupljenovo Croatia Village - 11 km
Planina Croatia Village - 11 km
Goranec Croatia Village - 11 km
Podsused Croatia Village - 12 km
Andrasevac Croatia Village - 12 km
Pojatno Croatia Village 1200 people 12 km
Mokrice Croatia Village - 12 km
Zapresic Croatia City - 12 km
Luka Croatia Village <1000 people 13 km
Sveti Matej Croatia Village - 13 km
Banscica Croatia Village - 13 km
Paruzevina Croatia Village - 13 km
Hrusevec Croatia Village - 13 km
Markovo Polje Croatia Village - 14 km
Donja Pusca Croatia Village - 14 km
Zagreb-Novi Zagreb Croatia Village - 14 km
Bestovje Croatia Village 2300 people 14 km
Kasina Croatia Village - 14 km
Bistricki Laz Croatia Village - 14 km
Strmec Croatia Village 3000 people 14 km
Veliko Trgovisce Croatia Village - 14 km
Brdovec Croatia Village 2300 people 15 km
Lucko Croatia Village - 15 km
Gusakovec Croatia Village - 15 km
Zabok Croatia Village 2800 people 15 km
Vurnovec Croatia Village - 15 km
Sesvete Croatia City 52000 people 15 km
Marija Gorica Croatia Village - 15 km
Rakitje Croatia Village 2100 people 15 km
Gubasevo Croatia Village - 15 km
Zagreb-Slobostina Croatia Village - 15 km
Glavnica Croatia Village - 16 km
Strmec Samoborski Croatia Village - 16 km
Popovec Croatia Village - 16 km
Vrbovec Samoborski Croatia Village - 16 km
Grabrovec Croatia Village - 16 km
Bedekovcina Croatia Village - 16 km
Hum Bistricki Croatia Village - 16 km
Laz Stubicki Croatia Village - 17 km
Soblinec Croatia Village - 17 km
Ivanja Reka Croatia Village - 17 km
Prigorje Brdovecko Croatia Village - 17 km
Adamovec Croatia Village <1000 people 17 km
Sveta Nedjelja Croatia Village - 17 km
Moravce Croatia Village - 17 km
Gornji Stupnik Croatia Village - 17 km
Radakovo Croatia Village - 18 km
Domahovo Croatia Village - 18 km
Kobiljak Croatia Village - 18 km
Belovar Croatia Village - 18 km
Jalsje Croatia Village - 18 km
Gradna Croatia Village - 18 km
Kerestinec Croatia Village 1200 people 18 km
Farkasevec Samoborski Croatia Village - 18 km
Bela Gorica Croatia Village - 18 km
Hrvatski Leskovac Croatia Village - 18 km
Drenje Brdovecko Croatia Village - 18 km
Marija Bistrica Croatia Village - 19 km
Hrasce Croatia Village - 19 km
Donji Kraj Croatia Village - 19 km
Mala Mlaka Croatia Village - 19 km
Poznanovec Croatia Village <1000 people 19 km
Strucljevo Croatia Village - 19 km
Iugonica Croatia Village - 19 km
Zadvorsko Croatia Village 1100 people 19 km
Velika Mlaka Croatia Village - 19 km
Dubravica Croatia Village - 19 km
Kalinovica Croatia Village - 19 km
Senkovec Croatia Village - 19 km
Luzan Croatia Village - 20 km
Sop Croatia Village - 20 km
Obrez Croatia Village - 20 km
Kraljevec na Sutli Croatia Village - 20 km
Kladje Croatia Village - 20 km
Ciglenica Zagorska Croatia Village - 20 km
Sesvete Kraljevec Croatia Village - 20 km
Zlatar-Bistrica Croatia Village - 20 km
Pleso Croatia Village - 21 km
Cerje Croatia Village - 21 km
Globocec Croatia Village - 21 km
Donja Zelina Croatia Village - 21 km
Bregana Croatia Village 2500 people 21 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
Zagreb ZAG 107 Civ. Paved Yes 10600 19 km
Cerklje 155 Mil. Paved No 7900 32 km
Varazdin 174 0 55 km
Maribor MBX 267 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 68 km
Danica 135 0 78 km
Slovenj Gradec 501 0 90 km
Nagykanizsa 149 0 99 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Cakovec Drava 1982 61 km
Dubrava Drava 1989 76 km
Vuhred Drava 1956 93 km
Vuzenica Drava 1952 99 km

Nuclear plants

Name Country Reactors Distance
KRSKO SLOVENIA 1 32 km

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