M 4.9 in Indonesia on 01 Aug 2014 03:10 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: 4.9M
Depth: 29.9 Km
Lat/Lon: 4.52 , 96.44
Event Date: 01 Aug 2014 03:10 UTC
01 Aug 2014 10:10 Local
Exposed Population:
1428302 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 Aug 2014 03:33 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1056495 0.2 01 Aug 2014 03:10 4.9M, 29.9km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:22 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 , Special Region of Aceh (population 4,307,539) . The nearest places are and Reuenigeuet.

Radius Population
100 km 1.4 million people
75 km 780000 people
50 km 330000 people
20 km 5600 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aceh Indonesia 4.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Reuenigeuet Aceh Indonesia Village - 12 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
Padang Panjang 3 57 km
Malikus Saleh 26 96 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Meulaboh IDMEQ Indonesia 54 km
Samalanga Indonesia 78 km

More information

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