M 4.7 in Indonesia on 28 Sep 2015 14:55 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: 4.7M
Depth: 85.09 Km
Lat/Lon: -9.2674 , 120.1397
Event Date: 28 Sep 2015 14:55 UTC
28 Sep 2015 22:55 Local
Exposed Population:
1040868 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 28 Sep 2015 17:39 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
1099826 -0.9 28 Sep 2015 14:55 4.7M, 85.09km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 02:43 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 Nusa Tenggara Timur (population 3,515,623) .

Radius Population
100 km 1 million people
75 km 490000 people
50 km 86000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia 3.5 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
Waingapu WGP 12 Civ. Paved No 5000 48 km
Satartacik 1079 Civ. Paved No 4200 84 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Waingapu IDWGP Indonesia 44 km
Memboro Indonesia 74 km

More information

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