M 4.6 in Indonesia on 22 Mar 2015 18:05 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: 4.6M
Depth: 42.77 Km
Lat/Lon: -7.039 , 109.0421
Event Date: 22 Mar 2015 18:05 UTC
23 Mar 2015 01:05 Local
Exposed Population:
21113276 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 22 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
1074510 0 22 Mar 2015 18:05 4.6M, 42.77km N/A 21.1 million (in 100km) 05:53 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 Jawa Tengah (population 30,678,120) . The nearest places are Bandung, Semarang, Songgom, and Balapulang.

Radius Population
100 km 21.1 million people
75 km 15.5 million people
50 km 7.5 million people
20 km 2.2 million people
10 km 550000 people
5 km 70000 people
2 km 7300 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Jawa Tengah Indonesia 30.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Songgom Jawa Tengah Indonesia Village - 6 km
Balapulang Jawa Tengah Indonesia Village 28000 people 7 km
Semarang Jawa Tengah Indonesia Major city 1.3 million people 153 km
Bandung Jawa Barat Indonesia Major city 1.7 million people 159 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
Purwokerto PWL unknown 61 km
Cirebon 26 64 km
Tunggul Wulung 21 Civ. Paved No 4500 67 km
Cilacap Wulung CXP unknown 67 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tegal IDTEG Indonesia 24 km
Cirebon IDCBN Indonesia 69 km

More information

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