M 5.5 in Indonesia on 29 Mar 2016 09:18 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: 5.5M
Depth: 56.84 Km
Lat/Lon: 2.3515 , 126.0965
Event Date: 29 Mar 2016 09:18 UTC
29 Mar 2016 17:18 Local
Exposed Population:
About 13765 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 29 Mar 2016 09:42 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
1123608 0 29 Mar 2016 09:18 5.5M, 56.84km 3.42 10 thousand (in 100km) 00:23 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 Sulawesi Utara (population 2,665,773) .

Radius Population
100 km 14000 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sulawesi Utara Indonesia 2.7 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
Sangir SAE unknown 76 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ulu Indonesia 87 km

More information

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