M 4.6 in Indonesia on 27 Mar 2015 20:25 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: 43.43 Km
Lat/Lon: 4.8532 , 96.1413
Event Date: 27 Mar 2015 20:25 UTC
28 Mar 2015 03:25 Local
Exposed Population:
1724245 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 28 Mar 2015 17:05 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
1074954 0 27 Mar 2015 20:25 4.6M, 43.43km N/A 1.7 million (in 100km) 20:39 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 1.3 million people
50 km 280000 people
20 km 4700 people
10 km 3000 people
5 km 2300 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 - 3 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 90 km
Malikus Saleh 26 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kuala Njong Indonesia 47 km
Samalanga Indonesia 48 km

More information

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