M 4.5 in Indonesia on 30 Jan 2016 05:05 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: 4.5M
Depth: 43.13 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.2123 , 126.4494
Event Date: 30 Jan 2016 05:05 UTC
30 Jan 2016 14:05 Local
Exposed Population:
About 36808 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 30 Jan 2016 06:18 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
1117978 0 30 Jan 2016 05:05 4.5M, 43.13km N/A 40 thousand (in 100km) 01:12 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 Tifu, Leksoela, Fakal, and Kamlangan.

Radius Population
100 km 37000 people
75 km 17000 people
50 km 3900 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no 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
Leksoela Maluku Indonesia Village - 50 km
Tifu Maluku Indonesia Village - 54 km
Fakal Maluku Indonesia Village - 64 km
Kamlangan Maluku Indonesia Village - 65 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 53 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Leksula Indonesia 48 km
Tifu Indonesia 55 km

More information

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