M 4.6 in Indonesia on 19 Dec 2015 22:37 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: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -8.318 , 125.0454
Event Date: 19 Dec 2015 22:37 UTC
20 Dec 2015 06:37 Local
Exposed Population:
690153 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 19 Dec 2015 23:12 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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
1112315 0 19 Dec 2015 22:37 4.6M, 10km N/A 690 thousand (in 100km) 00:34 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 Dili, and Erana.

Radius Population
100 km 690000 people
75 km 320000 people
50 km 72000 people
20 km 39000 people
10 km 24000 people
5 km 13000 people
2 km 1800 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Erana Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 7 km
Dili Timor-Leste Capital 160000 people 68 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 13 km
Alor ARD unknown 31 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kalabahi Indonesia 57 km
Alor Island Indonesia 58 km

More information

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