M 4.8 in Indonesia on 09 Sep 2015 04:26 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: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.7976 , 139.2676
Event Date: 09 Sep 2015 04:26 UTC
09 Sep 2015 13:26 Local
Exposed Population:
159550 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 09 Sep 2015 04:48 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
1095628 0 09 Sep 2015 04:26 4.8M, 35km N/A 160 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 160000 people
75 km 95000 people
50 km 48000 people
20 km 3900 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Indonesia Irian Jaya 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
Batom BXM unknown 69 km
Lereh LHI unknown 83 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ansudu Indonesia 74 km

More information

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