M 5.3 in Malaysia on 12 Jun 2015 18:29 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: 5.3M
Depth: 11.85 Km
Lat/Lon: 6.1821 , 116.651
Event Date: 12 Jun 2015 18:29 UTC
13 Jun 2015 02:29 Local
Exposed Population:
1151906 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 Jun 2015 15:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
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
1084297 0.3 12 Jun 2015 18:29 5.2M, 12.43km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:13 NEIC
1084400 0.3 12 Jun 2015 18:29 5.3M, 16.22km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 21:24 NEIC
1084401 0.3 12 Jun 2015 18:29 5.3M, 11.85km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 21:30 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 Malaysia , State of Sabah (population 1,625,095) . The nearest places are and Kampong Manggis.

Radius Population
100 km 1.1 million people
75 km 830000 people
50 km 250000 people
20 km 22000 people
10 km 4000 people
5 km 2000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sabah Malaysia 1.6 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kampong Manggis Sabah Malaysia Village - 1 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
Ranau RNU unknown 29 km
Kota Belud 14 29 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Usukan Bay Malaysia 42 km
Sapangar Bay Malaysia 65 km

More information

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