M 4.5 in Indonesia on 03 May 2014 12:21 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: 61.19 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.1522 , 138.5197
Event Date: 03 May 2014 12:21 UTC
03 May 2014 21:21 Local
Exposed Population:
139612 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 03 May 2014 12:50 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
1048760 0 03 May 2014 12:21 4.5M, 61.19km N/A 140 thousand (in 100km) 00:28 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 Irian Jaya (population 1,752,571) . The nearest places are Potowania, and Sanintah.

Radius Population
100 km 140000 people
75 km 110000 people
50 km 52000 people
20 km 4300 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Potowania Papua Indonesia Village - 14 km
Sanintah Papua Indonesia Village - 15 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
Sarmi ZRM unknown 40 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Mataboor Indonesia 72 km
Ansudu Indonesia 94 km

More information

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