M 4.8 in Indonesia on 06 Aug 2015 02:32 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: 4.8M
Depth: 77.54 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.6262 , 138.7752
Event Date: 06 Aug 2015 02:32 UTC
06 Aug 2015 11:32 Local
Exposed Population:
239615 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 06 Aug 2015 02:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.9 -0.9
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
1091090 -0.9 06 Aug 2015 02:32 4.8M, 77.54km N/A 240 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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 and Alkmaar.

Radius Population
100 km 240000 people
75 km 140000 people
50 km 47000 people
20 km 7000 people
10 km 2300 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
Alkmaar Papua Indonesia Village - 8 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
Wamena WMX 1550 Civ. Paved No 5400 62 km
Tiom TMY unknown 85 km

More information

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