M 5.5 in Indonesia on 08 Dec 2014 12:51 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: 5.5M
Depth: 38.25 Km
Lat/Lon: -1.79 , 138.7
Event Date: 08 Dec 2014 12:51 UTC
08 Dec 2014 21:51 Local
Exposed Population:
118875 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 08 Dec 2014 13:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1066778 0.2 08 Dec 2014 12:51 5.5M, 38.25km N/A 120 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) . The nearest places are and Awawah.

Radius Population
100 km 120000 people
75 km 61000 people
50 km 38000 people
20 km 15000 people
10 km 5500 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Awawah Papua Indonesia Village - 4 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
Sarmi ZRM unknown 13 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Mataboor Indonesia 70 km
Ansudu Indonesia 83 km

More information

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