M 4.5 in Indonesia on 22 Aug 2016 15:33 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: 4.5M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.3932 , 138.3183
Event Date: 22 Aug 2016 15:33 UTC
23 Aug 2016 00:33 Local
Exposed Population:
161299 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006fsa
Inserted at: 22 Aug 2016 18:57 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006fsa 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
1137399 0 22 Aug 2016 15:33 4.5M, 35km N/A 160 thousand (in 100km) 03:23 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 Irian Jaya (population 1,752,571) . The nearest places are Atuoi, Timo, Kasonaweja, Potowania, Sanintah, Aboemaneh, Dabra, Tamajene, Manggasi, and Djowono.

Radius Population
100 km 160000 people
75 km 93000 people
50 km 31000 people
20 km 2700 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Atuoi Papua Indonesia Village - 19 km
Timo Papua Indonesia Village - 25 km
Kasonaweja Papua Indonesia Village - 34 km
Potowania Papua Indonesia Village - 35 km
Sanintah Papua Indonesia Village - 35 km
Aboemaneh Papua Indonesia Village - 39 km
Dabra Papua Indonesia Village - 45 km
Tamajene Papua Indonesia Village - 46 km
Manggasi Papua Indonesia Village - 49 km
Djowono Papua Indonesia Village - 50 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
Sarmi ZRM unknown 0 75 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Mataboor Indonesia 84 km

More information

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