M 5.8 in Indonesia on 06 Nov 2012 01:36 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: 5.8M
Depth: 16.7 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.3728 , 122.181
Event Date: 06 Nov 2012 01:36 UTC
06 Nov 2012 09:36 Local
Exposed Population:
482778 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000dkz6
Inserted at: 06 Nov 2012 02:02 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.6 0.6
usb000dkz6 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
120685 0.6 06 Nov 2012 01:36 5.8M, 16.7km N/A 480 thousand (in 100km) 00:26 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 Indonesia , Province of Sulawesi Tengah (population 1,832,441) . The nearest places are Magege, Blau, Tolau, Balantia, Abapi, Sumalata, and Diapati.

Radius Population
100 km 480000 people
75 km 78000 people
50 km 28000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia 1.8 million people
Sulawesi Utara Indonesia 2.7 million people
Kalimantan Timur Indonesia 2 million people
Sulawesi Selatan Indonesia 7.3 million people
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people
Western Mindanao Philippines 3.2 million people
Sulawesi Tenggara Indonesia 1.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Magege Gorontalo Indonesia Village - 37 km
Blau Gorontalo Indonesia Village - 43 km
Tolau Gorontalo Indonesia Village - 45 km
Balantia Gorontalo Indonesia Village - 51 km
Abapi Gorontalo Indonesia Village - 51 km
Sumalata Gorontalo Indonesia Village - 55 km
Diapati Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 61 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
Buol UOL unknown 0 87 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Paleleh Indonesia 53 km
Buol Indonesia 85 km
Kuandang Indonesia 99 km

More information

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