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Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) – DG ECHO Daily Map | 29/11/2019

Albania | 6.4M Earthquake of 26 November – EU Response

© European Union, 2019.Map produced by JRC. Theboundaries and the namesshown on this map do notimply official endorsementor acceptance by theEuropean Union.

Adriatic

Sea

Main event (6.4M): population exposureto earthquake intensity

Source: GDACS

V

VI

1.9 Million

870,000

680,000

140,000

VII

VIII

AdriaticSea

AoI 062

Destroyed DamagedPossiblydamaged

Built-up Grading

COPERNICUS EMSR412

Area of Interest (AoI)

AoI 05

AoI 04

AoI 03

AoI 02

Modified Mercalli Scale intensity Shakemap main event 6.4MSource: USGS

Very Strong shaking

Severe shaking

Strong shaking

VI

VII

VIII

Moderate shaking

V

Main event Focal mechanism

EarthquakesSource: GDACS, USGS

Aftershocks on 26-28 Nov. between 4.4M and 5.4M

GDACS Orange alert

ThrustFault

Tectonic AssessmentSource: Biermanns et al.

PortAirport

Urban Area Source: JRC GHSL

RoadCounty border

Power plant Dam

AoI 06

AoI 05

AoI 04

AoI 03

AoI 02

AoI 011

26 Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov

M

6.4M

5.4M

4.9M

5.3M

4

4.5

5

5.5

6

6.5

Earthquakes Timeline26-29 Nov.

Main Event

Aftershocks

6.4MDepth: 20 km26 Nov. 20192:54 UTC3:54 Local Time

5.4M26 Nov.6:08 UTC

4.9M26 Nov.13:05 UTC

5.3M27 Nov.14:45 UTC

1No visible damage detected

IMPACT OVERVIEW

>650

Source: EUCPM Impact Report as of 28 November at 20:30 UTC, Albanian Ministry of Interior, as of 27, and 29 November

Injured people

48 Fatalities

>4,000Displaced people

12 SheltersLocations

1 DamagedHospital

2Built-up damagestill under assessment

EU RESPONSE

ECHO Office: 1 Regional Information Officer

EUCP Team (28/11–ongoing), 6 members (NL,SE, FR, UK, DE): 1 team leader, 1 informationmanager, 1 USAR coordinator, 1 structuralengineer and 2 TAST. The EUCPT is accompaniedby 2 liaison officers (DG ECHO) and 2 UNDACmembers.

European Civil Protection Mechanism(EUCPM): Medium Urban Search And Rescue-MUSAR (IT, European Civil Protection Pool-ECPP);MUSAR (RO, ECPP); MUSAR (GR); StructuralAssessment Capacity (IT, ECPP); StructuralAssessment Capacity (GR).

In addition Croatia, France, Israel, Kosovo, Montenegro,North Macedonia, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey havedeployed teams on bilateral basis.

EUCP Team deployment

*Kosovo: This designation is withoutprejudice to positions on status, andis in line with UNSCR 1244/1999and the ICJ Opinion on the KosovoDeclaration of Independence.

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