M 4.9 in Indonesia on 22 May 2015 19:37 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: 38.72 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.016 , 135.9989
Event Date: 22 May 2015 19:37 UTC
23 May 2015 04:37 Local
Exposed Population:
110303 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 22 May 2015 20:49 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
1081562 0 22 May 2015 19:37 4.9M, 38.72km N/A 110 thousand (in 100km) 01:11 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 Irian Jaya (population 1,752,571) . The nearest places are Bibiri, and Mabado.

Radius Population
100 km 110000 people
75 km 69000 people
50 km 33000 people
20 km 3700 people
10 km 1300 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bibiri Papua Indonesia Village - 8 km
Mabado Papua Indonesia Village - 9 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
Moanamani ONI unknown 10 km
Obano OBD unknown 26 km
Wagethe WET unknown 30 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Wanapiri Indonesia 54 km
Kokonau Indonesia 90 km

More information

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