M 5.5 in Indonesia on 16 Jan 2016 23:22 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: 5.5M
Depth: 46.44 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.8632 , 127.2288
Event Date: 16 Jan 2016 23:22 UTC
17 Jan 2016 08:22 Local
Exposed Population:
194432 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Jan 2016 23:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
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
1115579 0.3 16 Jan 2016 23:22 5.5M, 46.44km 4.04 190 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 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 Elara, and Walua.

Radius Population
100 km 190000 people
75 km 96000 people
50 km 9600 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 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
Elara Maluku Indonesia Village - 4 km
Walua Maluku Indonesia Village - 6 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
Namrole NRE unknown 57 km
Namlea NAM unknown 65 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Namlea Indonesia 67 km
Leksula Indonesia 79 km

More information

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