M 4.5 in Indonesia on 13 Oct 2014 14:50 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: 4.5M
Depth: 69.36 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.38 , 138.46
Event Date: 13 Oct 2014 14:50 UTC
13 Oct 2014 23:50 Local
Exposed Population:
323201 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 Oct 2014 20:06 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
1062275 0 13 Oct 2014 14:50 4.5M, 69.36km N/A 320 thousand (in 100km) 05:15 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 320000 people
75 km 170000 people
50 km 84000 people
20 km 32000 people
10 km 17000 people
5 km 7000 people
2 km 1300 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
Karubaga KBF unknown 42 km
Bokondini BUI unknown 43 km

More information

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