M 4.8 in Indonesia on 09 Jan 2015 00:03 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: 45.55 Km
Lat/Lon: -1.1246 , 127.4802
Event Date: 09 Jan 2015 00:03 UTC
09 Jan 2015 09:03 Local
Exposed Population:
About 78406 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 09 Jan 2015 00:40 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
1068980 0 09 Jan 2015 00:03 4.8M, 45.55km N/A 80 thousand (in 100km) 00:36 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 Maluku (population 1,991,398) .

Radius Population
100 km 77000 people
75 km 57000 people
50 km 26000 people
20 km 2700 people
10 km 1900 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 2 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
Labuha LAH unknown 56 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Laiwui Indonesia 29 km
Labuha IDLAH Indonesia 53 km

More information

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