M 5.1 in Indonesia on 07 Feb 2015 18:53 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: 5.1M
Depth: 29.02 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.4455 , 135.5751
Event Date: 07 Feb 2015 18:53 UTC
08 Feb 2015 03:53 Local
Exposed Population:
About 87972 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 07 Feb 2015 19:25 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
1071285 0 07 Feb 2015 18:53 5.1M, 29.02km N/A 90 thousand (in 100km) 00:31 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 Nabire.

Radius Population
100 km 88000 people
75 km 67000 people
50 km 45000 people
20 km 17000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 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
Nabire Papua Indonesia Village 44000 people 13 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
Nabire NBX 10 Civ. Paved No 4500 12 km
Mulia LII unknown 73 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kwatisore Indonesia 72 km

More information

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