M 4.8 in Indonesia on 04 Nov 2015 14:18 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: 66.49 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.4164 , 127.8573
Event Date: 04 Nov 2015 14:18 UTC
04 Nov 2015 23:18 Local
Exposed Population:
538946 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 05 Nov 2015 06:48 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
1104848 0.1 04 Nov 2015 14:18 4.8M, 66.49km N/A 540 thousand (in 100km) 16:30 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 Maluku (population 1,991,398) . The nearest places are and Wae Jose.

Radius Population
100 km 540000 people
75 km 390000 people
50 km 260000 people
20 km 22000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Wae Jose Maluku Indonesia Village - 10 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
Pattimura AMQ 10 Civ. Paved Yes 6000 41 km
Namlea NAM unknown 85 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ambon IDAMQ Indonesia 46 km
Waisarisa Indonesia 51 km
Piru Indonesia 54 km

More information

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