M 4.7 in Indonesia on 23 Sep 2014 11:42 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: 4.7M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.97 , 139.18
Event Date: 23 Sep 2014 11:42 UTC
23 Sep 2014 20:42 Local
Exposed Population:
180645 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 23 Sep 2014 12:48 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
1060887 0 23 Sep 2014 11:42 4.7M, 35km N/A 180 thousand (in 100km) 01:05 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 180000 people
75 km 95000 people
50 km 38000 people
20 km 3200 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

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
Lereh LHI unknown 82 km
Batom BXM unknown 89 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ansudu Indonesia 94 km

More information

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