M 6.2 in Indonesia on 17 Mar 2015 22:12 UTC
EQ parameters
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: 6.2M
Depth: 45.75 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.6576 , 126.4902
Event Date: 17 Mar 2015 22:12 UTC
18 Mar 2015 07:12 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Mar 2015 23:59 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
1074109 0 17 Mar 2015 22:12 6.6M, 53km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:10 NTWC    
1074112 0.5 17 Mar 2015 22:12 6.6M, 41.71km 5.55 No people affected (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:20 NEIC
1074118 0 17 Mar 2015 22:12 6.2M, 45.75km 5.55 No people affected (in 100km) 01:46 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 Manado.

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

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Manado Sulawesi Utara Indonesia Major city 450000 people 185 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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