M 4.8 in Indonesia on 13 Oct 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: 51.32 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.65 , 135.41
Event Date: 13 Oct 2014 11:57 UTC
13 Oct 2014 20:57 Local
Exposed Population:
About 77996 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 Oct 2014 12:21 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
1062252 0 13 Oct 2014 11:57 4.8M, 51.32km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 00:23 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 78000 people
75 km 62000 people
50 km 48000 people
20 km 5300 people
10 km <1000 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
Nabire NBX 10 Civ. Paved No 4500 34 km
Moanamani ONI unknown 83 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kwatisore Indonesia 69 km

More information

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