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2012 Pernik earthquake

Earthquake in Bulgaria

Field	Value
title	2012 Pernik earthquake
timestamp	2012-05-22 00:00:32
isc-event	601031496
anss-url	usp000jkrw
local-date
local-time	03:00:32 EEST
image	File:2012 Pernik Intensity.jpg
caption	USGS shakemap for the event
map2	{{Location map+	Bulgaria
{{Location map~	Bulgaria	lat	42.7	long=23.33	label=Sofia	label_size=120	mark=Green pog.svg}}
{{Location map~	Bulgaria	lat	42.65	long=22.97	mark=Bullseye1.png	marksize=50}}
relief	1
width	260
float	center
caption	}}
magnitude	5.6
depth	10.0 km
location
type	Dip-slip
countries affected	Pernik Province, Bulgaria
casualties	1 (indirect)
intensity

| isc-event = 601031496 | anss-url = usp000jkrw | local-date = | local-time = 03:00:32 EEST The 2012 Pernik earthquake was a 5.6 magnitude earthquake, which struck 24 km (15 miles) west of Bulgaria's capital Sofia and 9 km (6 miles) north-northwest of the provincial center Pernik on 22 May 2012 at 3:00 am local time (00:00 UTC) at a depth of 9.4 km.

Impact

One of the three towers of the "Republika" Thermal Power Station in Pernik was heavily damaged

An emergency was declared in Pernik in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. Mayors from nearby villages reported no significant damage. Many residents in Sofia were reported to have fled their homes and gathered in the streets. Xinhua journalists in the capital reported that Internet connectivity had been cut off.

According to the civil defense office, there were widespread reports of toppled chimneys, cracked walls and broken windows in the Pernik area, where a state of emergency was declared for 24 hours. One of the three cooling towers of the city's Republika Power Plant partially collapsed during the tremor, and as a result the capacity has been temporarily reduced.

Casualties

A 59-year-old woman from Kyustendil had a heart attack and was listed as the only indirect casualty.

Aftermath

The Bulgarian government initially sent 14 teams to the area to assess the damage, and their first reports concluded that around 60% of all homes have been affected. At least 150 people have been relocated to temporary shelters, and several schools and kindergartens in the area would have to be demolished or rebuilt. A total of 14,000 buildings were eventually inspected, and approximately 50 of them will be torn down. Initial estimates put the damage costs in the capital Sofia at around 1.3 million leva (around 660,000 euro), while the city of Pernik suffered at least 20 million leva (around 10.2 million euro).

References

"AFP: Quake rocks Bulgaria, no casualties".
[http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=139586 Novinite.Com, Pernik declares quake emergency, dam wall safe, May 22, 2012.]
(2012-05-22). "5.8-magnitude Quake Hits Bulgaria".
http://bnr.bg/sites/horizont/Society/Bulgaria/Pages/2305zemetresenie.aspx {{Webarchive. link. (2012-07-12 (Bulgarian National Radio))
http://news.bgnes.com/view/1007296 {{Webarchive. link. (2012-05-26 (BGNES))
http://www.blitz.bg/news/article/140173 Blitz.bg
http://bnr.bg/sites/horizont/Society/Bulgaria/Pages/0523jhhhggh.aspx {{Webarchive. link. (2012-07-07 (Bulgarian National Radio))
http://www.vesti.bg/index.phtml?tid=40&oid=4833251 (Vesti.bg)
http://www.focus-news.net/?id=h3816 (Focus News)
(28 May 2012). "Earthquake Damages in Bulgaria's Sofia Estimated at BGN 1.3 M". Novinite.
"M5.6 – Bulgaria". United States Geological Survey.

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