M 4.6 in Indonesia on 17 Jan 2016 12:14 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: 14.99 Km
Lat/Lon: -10.0879 , 123.5835
Event Date: 17 Jan 2016 12:14 UTC
17 Jan 2016 20:14 Local
Exposed Population:
1089112 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 17 Jan 2016 12:39 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
1115622 0 17 Jan 2016 12:14 4.6M, 14.99km N/A 1.1 million (in 100km) 00:24 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 and Soelamoe.

Radius Population
100 km 1.1 million people
75 km 840000 people
50 km 550000 people
20 km 300000 people
10 km 120000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no 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
Soelamoe Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 8 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
El Tari KOE 102 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 13 km
Roti RTI unknown 50 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kupang IDKOE Indonesia 8 km
Hansisi Indonesia 14 km

More information

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