M 7.8 in Southwest Of Sumatera, Indonesia on 02 Mar 2016 12:49 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: 7.8M
Depth: 24 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.9082 , 94.275
Event Date: 02 Mar 2016 12:49 UTC
02 Mar 2016 18:49 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 02 Mar 2016 13:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0.5 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.54m  
  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
1121136 0.7 02 Mar 2016 12:49 7.9M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.8m (at 01:32) 00:06 GEOFON
1121145 0.6 02 Mar 2016 12:49 7.9M, 10km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 0.7m (at 01:26) 00:25 NEIC
1121149 0.5 02 Mar 2016 12:49 7.8M, 24km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0.5m (at 01:24) 00:55 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 off shore.

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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