M 4.6 in Indonesia on 06 Apr 2015 23:17 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: 14.17 Km
Lat/Lon: -8.0815 , 118.0808
Event Date: 06 Apr 2015 23:17 UTC
07 Apr 2015 07:17 Local
Exposed Population:
1020854 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 06 Apr 2015 23:49 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
1075737 0 06 Apr 2015 23:17 4.6M, 14.17km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 00:31 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 Nusa Tenggara Barat (population 3,624,042) . The nearest places are and Mintaoe Nae.

Radius Population
100 km 1 million people
75 km 370000 people
50 km 120000 people
20 km 12000 people
10 km 1400 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Nusa Tenggara Barat Indonesia 3.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mintaoe Nae Nusa Tenggara Barat Indonesia Village - 11 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
Bima BMU 12 Civ. Paved No 5400 84 km
Sumbawa Besar 5 Civ. Paved No 4700 86 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tambora Indonesia 12 km
Bima IDBMU Indonesia 81 km
Sumbawa IDSWQ Indonesia 85 km

More information

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