Part A - EIA 400 kV OHTL Stp - мепсо а.д.

Environmental Impact Assessment Study for 400 kV OHL SS Stip – Macedonian-Serbian BorderVardar Seismogenic ZoneEpicentre areas in this seismogenic zone are the following: Skopje, Kumanovo, Veles, SvetiNikole – Stip, Stip- Radovish, Gradsko – Kavadarci – Negotino), Demir Kapija, Mrezhichko(Kavadarci), Valandovo, Gevgelija – Gumendja and Doyran Kukush.The following table shows a summary of the distribution of earthquakes from epicentre areasof the Vardar seismogenic zone in the Republic of Macedonia and bordering areas during theperiod 1901 – 1966. (magnitude ML ≥ 4.0).Both seismogenic zones where the route of the transmission line passes through, SvetiNikole – Stip and Kumanovo, feature with insignificant seismic activity. In Vardarseismogenic zone, the most significant earthquakes have the magnitude of 5,0 ≤ ML < 6,0.The strongest historical and the strongest contemporary earthquakes, with ML ≥ 6,0,happened in the same epicentre areas, Uroshevac (Kachanik – Vitina – Gnjilane), Skopjeand Valandovo. These three epicentre areas are seismically the most active in Vardarseismogenic zone on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia and bordering regions.71