M 4.5 in Indonesia on 15 Apr 2014 14:08 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: 4.5M
Depth: 54.36 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.7461 , 127.5672
Event Date: 15 Apr 2014 14:08 UTC
15 Apr 2014 23:08 Local
Exposed Population:
373029 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 15 Apr 2014 18:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1047049 0 15 Apr 2014 14:08 4.5M, 54.36km N/A 370 thousand (in 100km) 03:55 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 Maluku (population 1,991,398) . The nearest places are and Kedi.

Radius Population
100 km 370000 people
75 km 250000 people
50 km 140000 people
20 km 14000 people
10 km 5800 people
5 km 1100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kedi Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 8 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
Kau KAZ unknown 73 km
Pitu 15 Civ. Paved No 9500 90 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Galela Indonesia 33 km
Tobelo Indonesia 50 km

More information

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