M 4.5 in Indonesia on 20 May 2014 15:05 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: 13.49 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.2728 , 122.848
Event Date: 20 May 2014 15:05 UTC
20 May 2014 23:05 Local
Exposed Population:
1241445 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 May 2014 16:12 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
1050112 0 20 May 2014 15:05 4.5M, 13.49km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 01:06 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 Tenggara (population 1,451,575) . The nearest places are and Roode Huk.

Radius Population
100 km 1.2 million people
75 km 740000 people
50 km 240000 people
20 km 2600 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sulawesi Tenggara Indonesia 1.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Roode Huk Sulawesi Tenggara Indonesia Village - 3 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
Wolter Monginsidi KDI 50 Mil. Paved Yes 6000 52 km
Raha Sugimanuru RAQ unknown 65 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Wowoni Island Indonesia 28 km
Kendari IDKDI Indonesia 47 km

More information

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