M 5.1 in Indonesia on 02 Mar 2015 13:29 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: 39.61 Km
Lat/Lon: -1.8423 , 133.3591
Event Date: 02 Mar 2015 13:29 UTC
02 Mar 2015 22:29 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 02 Mar 2015 14:37 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
1072962 0.1 02 Mar 2015 13:29 5.1M, 28.27km N/A 100 thousand (in 100km) 00:25 NEIC
1072967 0 02 Mar 2015 13:29 5.1M, 39.61km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 01:07 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 Wasian.

Radius Population
100 km 100000 people
75 km 42000 people
50 km 20000 people
20 km 2800 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
Wasian Irian Jaya Barat Indonesia Village - 8 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
Merdey RDE unknown 27 km
Steenkool ZKL unknown 34 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Steenkool Indonesia 36 km
Kampung Muturi Indonesia 53 km

More information

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