M 5.3 in Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of on 11 Sep 2016 13:10 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: 5.3M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 42.0124 , 21.4809
Event Date: 11 Sep 2016 13:10 UTC
11 Sep 2016 15:10 Local
Exposed Population: 490000 people in MMI
2740000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006nuj
Inserted at: 11 Sep 2016 13:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006nuj 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
1139614 0 11 Sep 2016 13:10 5.1M, 2km N/A 2.7 million (in 100km) 00:08 EMSC
1139615 0 11 Sep 2016 13:10 5M, 10km N/A 2.7 million (in 100km) 00:14 EMSC
1139616 0 11 Sep 2016 13:10 5.3M, 10km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 NEIC
1139617 0 11 Sep 2016 13:10 5.2M, 4km N/A 2.7 million (in 100km) 00:35 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 Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of , of Macedonia. The nearest places are Skopje, Bulacane, Dracevo, Dobri Dol, Banajni, Umin Dol, Rzanicani, Miladinovci, Novo Selo, and Adzarlar.

Radius Population
100 km 2.7 million people
75 km 1.8 million people
50 km 1 million people
20 km 610000 people
10 km 440000 people
5 km 270000 people
2 km 33000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Macedonia Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of -
Serbia Serbia -

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Skopje Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Capital 470000 people 3 km
Bulacane Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Village - 7 km
Dracevo Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia City - 9 km
Dobri Dol Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Village <1000 people 11 km
Banajni Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Village - 12 km
Umin Dol Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Village - 15 km
Rzanicani Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia City - 15 km
Miladinovci Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Village 1300 people 15 km
Novo Selo Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Village - 15 km
Adzarlar Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Village - 16 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
Brazda 349 0 9 km
Skopje SKP 238 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 13 km
Kumanovo 370 0 24 km
Mavrovica 376 0 41 km
Titov Veles 338 0 41 km
Sveti Nikole 241 0 47 km
Stip 273 0 57 km
Dolneni 598 0 65 km
Pristina PRN 545 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 72 km
Negotino 152 0 75 km
Prilep 618 0 75 km
Srpci 577 0 96 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Kozjak Kozjak Treska 2003 28 km
Mavrovo Mavrovska Reka 1956 70 km
Gracanka Gracanica 1965 71 km
Tikves Crna Reka 1968 78 km
Batlava Batlava 1966 92 km
Barje Veternica 1991 93 km

More information

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