M 4.9 in Indonesia on 20 Nov 2015 14:50 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: 36.48 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.0324 , 127.5997
Event Date: 20 Nov 2015 14:50 UTC
20 Nov 2015 23:50 Local
Exposed Population:
640150 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Nov 2015 15:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
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
1107630 0.2 20 Nov 2015 14:50 4.9M, 36.48km N/A 640 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 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 Akelamo, and Balaoeting.

Radius Population
100 km 640000 people
75 km 530000 people
50 km 440000 people
20 km 61000 people
10 km 8700 people
5 km 4300 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Akelamo Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 5 km
Balaoeting Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 5 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
Babullah TTE 15 Civ. Paved No 4600 33 km
Kau KAZ unknown 35 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ternate IDTTE Indonesia 36 km
Kau Indonesia 37 km
Akeselaka Indonesia 40 km

More information

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