M 5.4 in Indonesia on 23 Feb 2016 20:47 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: 5.4M
Depth: 18.82 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.0416 , 127.4517
Event Date: 23 Feb 2016 20:47 UTC
24 Feb 2016 05:47 Local
Exposed Population:
615822 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 24 Feb 2016 15:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
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
1120385 0.4 23 Feb 2016 20:47 5.3M, 13.35km N/A 580 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 NEIC
1120470 0.4 23 Feb 2016 20:47 5.4M, 18.82km N/A 620 thousand (in 100km) 19:06 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 Bobopajo.

Radius Population
100 km 580000 people
75 km 500000 people
50 km 400000 people
20 km 49000 people
10 km 8400 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
Bobopajo Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 5 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
Babullah TTE 15 Civ. Paved No 4600 20 km
Kau KAZ unknown 57 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ternate IDTTE Indonesia 25 km
Kau Indonesia 58 km

More information

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