M 4.6 in Indonesia on 28 Jan 2014 22:45 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: 4.6M
Depth: 94.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 0.3822 , 120.4858
Event Date: 28 Jan 2014 22:45 UTC
29 Jan 2014 06:45 Local
Exposed Population:
474947 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 28 Jan 2014 23:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 -1
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
1040116 -1 28 Jan 2014 22:45 4.6M, 94.8km N/A 470 thousand (in 100km) 00:45 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 and Tangki.

Radius Population
100 km 470000 people
75 km 350000 people
50 km 130000 people
20 km 12000 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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tangki Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 13 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
Tolitoli TLI unknown 81 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tomoni Indonesia 14 km

More information

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