M 4.8 in Indonesia on 16 Aug 2016 23:56 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: 4.8M
Depth: 27.58 Km
Lat/Lon: 2.8105 , 95.3676
Event Date: 16 Aug 2016 23:56 UTC
17 Aug 2016 06:56 Local
Exposed Population:
About 67227 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006eb7
Inserted at: 17 Aug 2016 00:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006eb7 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
1136865 0 16 Aug 2016 23:56 4.8M, 27.58km N/A 70 thousand (in 100km) 00:27 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 Langi, Lokupau, Datimun, Sumbue, Tameng, Bunan, Sinarung, and Kutainang.

Radius Population
100 km 67000 people
75 km 49000 people
50 km 15000 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
Andaman and Nicobar Islands India 300000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Langi Aceh Indonesia Village - 41 km
Lokupau Aceh Indonesia Village - 45 km
Datimun Aceh Indonesia Village - 46 km
Sumbue Aceh Indonesia Village - 56 km
Tameng Aceh Indonesia Village - 58 km
Bunan Aceh Indonesia Village - 60 km
Sinarung Aceh Indonesia Village - 65 km
Kutainang Aceh Indonesia Village - 69 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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