M 4.9 in Indonesia on 03 Oct 2015 13:45 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: 4.9M
Depth: 59.87 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.5986 , 139.2694
Event Date: 03 Oct 2015 13:45 UTC
03 Oct 2015 22:45 Local
Exposed Population:
267697 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 03 Oct 2015 14:18 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1100592 0.1 03 Oct 2015 13:45 4.9M, 59.87km N/A 270 thousand (in 100km) 00:33 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 270000 people
75 km 160000 people
50 km 64000 people
20 km 8300 people
10 km 2300 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
Wamena WMX 1550 Civ. Paved No 5400 62 km
Apalapsili AAS unknown 74 km

More information

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