M 5.2 in Indonesia on 19 Jan 2016 02:02 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: 5.2M
Depth: 20.61 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.9879 , 96.5932
Event Date: 19 Jan 2016 02:02 UTC
19 Jan 2016 09:02 Local
Exposed Population:
121778 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 19 Jan 2016 02:12 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1115737 0.1 19 Jan 2016 02:02 5.2M, 20.61km N/A 120 thousand (in 100km) 00:09 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 , Special Region of Aceh (population 4,307,539) . The nearest places are Ballasetas, Sinabang, and Lubang.

Radius Population
100 km 110000 people
75 km 54000 people
50 km 9500 people
20 km 1900 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aceh Indonesia 4.3 million people
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people
Sumatera Barat Indonesia 4.3 million people
Riau Indonesia 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ballasetas Aceh Indonesia Village - 41 km
Sinabang Aceh Indonesia Village - 56 km
Lubang Aceh Indonesia Village - 56 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sinabang IDSNG Indonesia 53 km

More information

For a full list of available products related to this event, please refer to the GDACS Resources page.