M 4.5 in Indonesia on 01 Dec 2015 14:46 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 79.31 Km
Lat/Lon: 3.0989 , 97.9969
Event Date: 01 Dec 2015 14:46 UTC
01 Dec 2015 21:46 Local
Exposed Population:
5441819 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 Dec 2015 18:15 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
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
1109354 n.a 01 Dec 2015 14:46 4.5M, 79.31km N/A 5.4 million (in 100km) 03:28 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 Sumatera Utara (population 9,319,344) . The nearest places are Medan, Pengkol, and Laosoloe.

Radius Population
100 km 5.4 million people
75 km 960000 people
50 km 370000 people
20 km 59000 people
10 km 36000 people
5 km 10000 people
2 km 2300 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people
Aceh Indonesia 4.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pengkol Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 9 km
Laosoloe Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 10 km
Medan Sumatera Utara Indonesia Major city 1.7 million people 92 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
Polonia MES 27 Civ. Paved Yes 9500 90 km
Tapaktuan TPK unknown 93 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tapaktuan Indonesia 93 km
Singkil Indonesia 95 km

More information

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