M 4.8 in Indonesia on 04 Nov 2015 13:24 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: 30.44 Km
Lat/Lon: -8.2575 , 124.9929
Event Date: 04 Nov 2015 13:24 UTC
04 Nov 2015 21:24 Local
Exposed Population:
646969 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 04 Nov 2015 13:42 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
1104781 0.1 04 Nov 2015 13:24 4.8M, 30.44km N/A 650 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 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) . The nearest places are and Dili.

Radius Population
100 km 650000 people
75 km 260000 people
50 km 74000 people
20 km 41000 people
10 km 21000 people
5 km 6400 people
2 km 1700 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Indonesia Nusa Tenggara Timur 3.5 million people
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 860000 people
Indonesia Maluku 2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Dili Timor-Leste Capital 160000 people 73 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
Maliana MPT unknown 8 km
Alor ARD unknown 29 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kalabahi Indonesia 54 km
Alor Island Indonesia 56 km

More information

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