M 6.3 in Indonesia on 12 Feb 2016 10:02 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: 6.3M
Depth: 28 Km
Lat/Lon: -9.7443 , 119.4511
Event Date: 12 Feb 2016 10:02 UTC
12 Feb 2016 18:02 Local
Exposed Population: 550000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 12 Feb 2016 17:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.8 0.8
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
1119289 1 12 Feb 2016 10:02 6.5M, 30.53km N/A 610 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 NEIC
1119326 0.8 12 Feb 2016 10:02 6.3M, 28km 6.43 550 thousand (in 100km) 06:57 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 550000 people
75 km 490000 people
50 km 380000 people
20 km 120000 people
10 km 16000 people
5 km 4100 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Indonesia Nusa Tenggara Timur 3.5 million people

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
Tambolaka TMC 49 46 km
Waingapu WGP 12 Civ. Paved No 5000 94 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Memboro Indonesia 34 km
Waingapu IDWGP Indonesia 90 km

More information

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