M 7 in Indonesia on 27 Jul 2015 21:41 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: 7.0M
Depth: 48 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.6829 , 138.5084
Event Date: 27 Jul 2015 21:41 UTC
28 Jul 2015 06:41 Local
Exposed Population: 190000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 27 Jul 2015 23:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.8 0.8
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
1089996 0.9 27 Jul 2015 21:41 7.2M, 10km N/A 200 thousand (in 100km) 00:06 GEOFON
1090000 0.8 27 Jul 2015 21:41 7M, 33km N/A 190 thousand (in 100km) 00:12 PTWC
1090004 0.8 27 Jul 2015 21:41 7M, 33km N/A 190 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 NTWC    
1090008 0.8 27 Jul 2015 21:41 7M, 52.85km 6.5 200 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 NEIC
1090014 0.8 27 Jul 2015 21:41 7M, 48km 6.71 200 thousand (in 100km) 01:45 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 200000 people
75 km 84000 people
50 km 44000 people
20 km 4000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

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
Sarmi ZRM unknown 93 km

More information

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