M 5 in Indonesia on 30 Jul 2016 22:42 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: 5.0M
Depth: 21.58 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.9674 , 96.7377
Event Date: 30 Jul 2016 22:42 UTC
31 Jul 2016 05:42 Local
Exposed Population:
145420 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us100068w2
Inserted at: 30 Jul 2016 23:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us100068w2 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
1135363 0 30 Jul 2016 22:42 5M, 21.58km N/A 150 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 , Special Region of Aceh (population 4,307,539) . The nearest places are Ballasetas, and Sinabang.

Radius Population
100 km 150000 people
75 km 63000 people
50 km 14000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aceh Indonesia 4.3 million people
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people
Sumatera Barat Indonesia 4.3 million people
Riau Indonesia 3.5 million people
Perak Malaysia 2.5 million people
Selangor Malaysia 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ballasetas Aceh Indonesia Village - 53 km
Sinabang Aceh Indonesia Village - 69 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sinabang IDSNG Indonesia 66 km

More information

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