M 5 in Indonesia on 08 Dec 2015 18:35 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: 5.0M
Depth: 12.01 Km
Lat/Lon: 0.9829 , 127.5026
Event Date: 08 Dec 2015 18:35 UTC
09 Dec 2015 03:35 Local
Exposed Population:
614518 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 09 Dec 2015 15:12 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
1110612 0.2 08 Dec 2015 18:35 4.9M, 11.83km N/A 610 thousand (in 100km) 01:03 NEIC
1110794 0.2 08 Dec 2015 18:35 5M, 12.01km N/A 610 thousand (in 100km) 20:36 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 Tataleka.

Radius Population
100 km 610000 people
75 km 520000 people
50 km 420000 people
20 km 48000 people
10 km 18000 people
5 km 2500 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
Tataleka Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 3 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 22 km
Kau KAZ unknown 46 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ternate IDTTE Indonesia 26 km
Kau Indonesia 48 km

More information

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