M 6.1 in Indonesia on 03 Mar 2015 10:37 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: 6.1M
Depth: 28 Km
Lat/Lon: -0.7691 , 98.663
Event Date: 03 Mar 2015 10:37 UTC
03 Mar 2015 17:37 Local
Exposed Population: About 50000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 04 Mar 2015 00:45 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
1073023 0 03 Mar 2015 10:37 6.4M, 37.65km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 NEIC
1073060 0 03 Mar 2015 10:37 6.1M, 28km 5.36 50 thousand (in 100km) 14:07 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 Sumatera Barat (population 4,301,938) . The nearest places are and Padang.

Radius Population
100 km 51000 people
75 km 26000 people
50 km 14000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sumatera Barat Indonesia 4.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Padang Sumatera Barat Indonesia Major city 830000 people 189 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
Batu Island Indonesia 44 km
Sabagalet Indonesia 87 km

More information

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