M 4.8 in Indonesia on 23 Oct 2015 22:46 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.0375 , 138.1606
Event Date: 23 Oct 2015 22:46 UTC
24 Oct 2015 07:46 Local
Exposed Population:
113707 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 23 Oct 2015 23:27 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
1103269 0 23 Oct 2015 22:46 4.8M, 38.19km N/A 110 thousand (in 100km) 00:31 NEIC
1103270 0 23 Oct 2015 22:46 4.8M, 10km N/A 110 thousand (in 100km) 00:40 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 Tamajene.

Radius Population
100 km 110000 people
75 km 61000 people
50 km 22000 people
20 km 4300 people
10 km <1000 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
Tamajene Papua Indonesia Village - 11 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
Sarmi ZRM unknown 69 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Mataboor Indonesia 44 km

More information

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