M 4.7 in Indonesia on 20 Jan 2015 11:10 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: 4.7M
Depth: 73.06 Km
Lat/Lon: 2.096 , 128.596
Event Date: 20 Jan 2015 11:10 UTC
20 Jan 2015 20:10 Local
Exposed Population:
191135 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Jan 2015 11:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 -1
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
1069946 -1 20 Jan 2015 11:10 4.7M, 73.06km N/A 190 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 Maluku (population 1,991,398) . The nearest places are and Godji.

Radius Population
100 km 190000 people
75 km 92000 people
50 km 66000 people
20 km 12000 people
10 km 6400 people
5 km 1900 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

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Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Godji Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 6 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

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Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Wayabula Indonesia 49 km
Tobelo Indonesia 77 km

More information

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