M 4.8 in Indonesia on 05 Jan 2016 21:52 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: 4.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.7726 , 99.8746
Event Date: 05 Jan 2016 21:52 UTC
06 Jan 2016 04:52 Local
Exposed Population:
About 38046 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 05 Jan 2016 22:30 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
1114389 0 05 Jan 2016 21:52 4.8M, 10km N/A 40 thousand (in 100km) 00:38 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 Barat (population 4,301,938) .

Radius Population
100 km 38000 people
75 km 36000 people
50 km 21000 people
20 km 1300 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sumatera Barat Indonesia 4.3 million people

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
Sipora Rokot RKO unknown 79 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
North Pagai Island Indonesia 32 km
South Pagai Island Indonesia 61 km

More information

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