M 5.2 in Indonesia on 15 Jan 2015 00:09 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: 5.2M
Depth: 62.77 Km
Lat/Lon: 0.1301 , 119.9864
Event Date: 15 Jan 2015 00:09 UTC
15 Jan 2015 08:09 Local
Exposed Population:
330587 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 15 Jan 2015 00:30 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
1069474 0.2 15 Jan 2015 00:09 5.2M, 62.77km N/A 330 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 Sulawesi Tengah (population 1,832,441) . The nearest places are Ladang Kolawi, and Sigentio.

Radius Population
100 km 330000 people
75 km 160000 people
50 km 80000 people
20 km 28000 people
10 km 5600 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sigentio Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 12 km
Ladang Kolawi Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 13 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
Tomoni Indonesia 65 km
Toboli Indonesia 85 km

More information

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