M 4.6 in Indonesia on 11 Mar 2016 10:58 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: 4.6M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: -7.7436 , 125.8964
Event Date: 11 Mar 2016 10:58 UTC
11 Mar 2016 19:58 Local
Exposed Population:
341899 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 11 Mar 2016 11:51 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
1121992 0 11 Mar 2016 10:58 4.6M, 35km N/A 340 thousand (in 100km) 00:52 NEIC
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* 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 Dili, Welu, Mamau, Airpanas, Horan, Djuruwai, Lioppa, Napar, Aimau, Erai, and Kalisana.

Radius Population
100 km 340000 people
75 km 55000 people
50 km 30000 people
20 km 8800 people
10 km 5100 people
5 km 1800 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Welu Maluku Indonesia Village - 2 km
Djuruwai Maluku Indonesia Village - 3 km
Napar Maluku Indonesia Village - 5 km
Mamau Maluku Indonesia Village - 6 km
Erai Maluku Indonesia Village - 6 km
Lioppa Maluku Indonesia Village - 12 km
Airpanas Maluku Indonesia Village - 13 km
Aimau Maluku Indonesia Village - 20 km
Horan Maluku Indonesia Village - 21 km
Kalisana Maluku Indonesia Village - 21 km
Dili Timor-Leste Capital 160000 people 98 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
Comoro DIL 3 Civ. Paved Yes 6000 98 km
Baucau BCH 526 Civ. Paved No 8200 100 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Wesiri Indonesia 58 km
Ilwaki Indonesia 69 km

More information

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