M 4.9 in Indonesia on 22 Dec 2015 00:18 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: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 3.5397 , 117.6232
Event Date: 22 Dec 2015 00:18 UTC
22 Dec 2015 08:18 Local
Exposed Population:
642352 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 22 Dec 2015 00:36 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
1112628 0.2 22 Dec 2015 00:18 4.9M, 10km N/A 640 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 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 Kalimantan Timur (population 2,017,158) . The nearest places are and Djoeata.

Radius Population
100 km 640000 people
75 km 290000 people
50 km 230000 people
20 km 6600 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kalimantan Timur Indonesia 2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Djoeata Kalimantan Timur Indonesia Village - 15 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
Tarakan TRK 6 Civ. Paved No 5300 24 km
Bunju 5 29 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tanjung Arang Indonesia 28 km
Tarakan IDTRK Indonesia 29 km

More information

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