M 5.2 in Indonesia on 06 Aug 2015 10:08 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: 5.2M
Depth: 78.46 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.027 , 98.9271
Event Date: 06 Aug 2015 10:08 UTC
06 Aug 2015 17:08 Local
Exposed Population:
1376603 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 06 Aug 2015 10:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.6 -0.6
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
1091130 -0.6 06 Aug 2015 10:08 5.2M, 78.46km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 00:15 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 Sumatera Utara (population 9,319,344) . The nearest places are and Singkuang.

Radius Population
100 km 1.4 million people
75 km 720000 people
50 km 81000 people
20 km 2100 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Singkuang Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 4 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
Pinangsore 10 59 km
Aek Godang AEG 280 70 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tabuyung Indonesia 20 km
Sibolga IDSLG Indonesia 83 km

More information

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