M 4.8 in Indonesia on 16 Aug 2014 11:57 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: 4.8M
Depth: 38.23 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.91 , 136.33
Event Date: 16 Aug 2014 11:57 UTC
16 Aug 2014 20:57 Local
Exposed Population:
About 58142 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Aug 2014 12:30 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
1057832 0 16 Aug 2014 11:57 4.8M, 38.23km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 00:32 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 58000 people
75 km 37000 people
50 km 18000 people
20 km 4200 people
10 km 1900 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Indonesia Irian Jaya 1.8 million people

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
Mulia LII unknown 37 km

More information

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