M 4.9 in Indonesia on 18 Mar 2015 01:22 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: 40.73 Km
Lat/Lon: -0.6954 , 122.331
Event Date: 18 Mar 2015 01:22 UTC
18 Mar 2015 09:22 Local
Exposed Population:
358070 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 18 Mar 2015 01:41 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1074126 0.1 18 Mar 2015 01:22 4.9M, 40.73km N/A 360 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 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 Sulawesi Tengah (population 1,832,441) . The nearest places are and Taima.

Radius Population
100 km 360000 people
75 km 190000 people
50 km 56000 people
20 km 1600 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Taima Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 10 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
Bubung 17 61 km
Luwuk LUW unknown 62 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Pangimanan Indonesia 37 km
Poh Indonesia 58 km
Luwuk IDLUW Indonesia 59 km

More information

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