M 4.8 in Indonesia on 21 Aug 2014 21:44 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: 42.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.14 , 121.41
Event Date: 21 Aug 2014 21:44 UTC
22 Aug 2014 05:44 Local
Exposed Population:
534225 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 21 Aug 2014 22:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1058334 0.1 21 Aug 2014 21:44 4.8M, 42.3km N/A 530 thousand (in 100km) 00:36 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 Tengah (population 1,832,441) . The nearest places are and Boeol.

Radius Population
100 km 530000 people
75 km 290000 people
50 km 110000 people
20 km 42000 people
10 km 20000 people
5 km 13000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia 1.8 million people
Sulawesi Utara Indonesia 2.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Boeol Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 2 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
Buol UOL unknown 3 km
Tolitoli TLI unknown 67 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Buol Indonesia 4 km
Paleleh Indonesia 44 km

More information

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