M 4.7 in Indonesia on 29 Jan 2016 07:07 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: 4.7M
Depth: 71.01 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.5898 , 128.5686
Event Date: 29 Jan 2016 07:07 UTC
29 Jan 2016 16:07 Local
Exposed Population:
275132 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Jan 2016 07:27 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 -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
1117869 -1 29 Jan 2016 07:07 4.7M, 71.01km N/A 280 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 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 and Akelamo.

Radius Population
100 km 280000 people
75 km 130000 people
50 km 6000 people
20 km 2500 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Akelamo Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 17 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
Pitu 15 Civ. Paved No 9500 58 km
Morotai Island OTI unknown 84 km
Kau KAZ unknown 89 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tobelo Indonesia 63 km
Galela Indonesia 83 km
Buli Indonesia 85 km
Wayabula Indonesia 86 km
Kau Indonesia 87 km

More information

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