M 4.9 in Indonesia on 02 Mar 2015 14:19 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: 4.9M
Depth: 7.95 Km
Lat/Lon: 4.768 , 96.0158
Event Date: 02 Mar 2015 14:19 UTC
02 Mar 2015 21:19 Local
Exposed Population:
1680237 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 02 Mar 2015 15:05 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
1072970 0.2 02 Mar 2015 14:19 4.9M, 7.95km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 00:45 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 , Special Region of Aceh (population 4,307,539) . The nearest places are and Lhok Kuala.

Radius Population
100 km 1.7 million people
75 km 1.2 million people
50 km 160000 people
20 km 6300 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aceh Indonesia 4.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lhok Kuala Aceh Indonesia Village - 15 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
Padang Panjang 3 84 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Teluk Rigaih Indonesia 51 km
Kuala Njong Indonesia 58 km

More information

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