M 5.3 in Northern Sumatera, Indonesia on 24 Nov 2014 15:30 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: 5.3M
Depth: 47.85 Km
Lat/Lon: 2.78 , 96.16
Event Date: 24 Nov 2014 15:30 UTC
24 Nov 2014 22:30 Local
Exposed Population:
About 90182 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 24 Nov 2014 16:54 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
1065521 0 24 Nov 2014 15:30 5.3M, 37.29km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 00:29 NEIC
1065523 0 24 Nov 2014 15:30 5.3M, 47.85km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 01:23 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 , Special Region of Aceh (population 4,307,539) . The nearest places are and Silingar.

Radius Population
100 km 90000 people
75 km 89000 people
50 km 76000 people
20 km 18000 people
10 km 3600 people
5 km 1200 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aceh Indonesia 4.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Silingar Aceh Indonesia Village - 9 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sinabang IDSNG Indonesia 48 km

More information

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