M 4.9 in Indonesia on 19 Sep 2016 22:15 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: 4.9M
Depth: 37.98 Km
Lat/Lon: -1.9812 , 138.7049
Event Date: 19 Sep 2016 22:15 UTC
20 Sep 2016 07:15 Local
Exposed Population:
127567 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006qxm
Inserted at: 19 Sep 2016 22:39 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006qxm 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
1140426 0 19 Sep 2016 22:15 4.9M, 37.98km N/A 130 thousand (in 100km) 00:24 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 Bageiserwar, Kwai, Nemporewa, Sarmi, Kamortiwa, Domosirawa, Awawah, Poeririm, Sewan, and Maffin.

Radius Population
100 km 130000 people
75 km 88000 people
50 km 49000 people
20 km 21000 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
Bageiserwar Papua Indonesia Village - 11 km
Kwai Papua Indonesia Village - 11 km
Nemporewa Papua Indonesia Village - 12 km
Sarmi Papua Indonesia Village - 13 km
Kamortiwa Papua Indonesia Village - 13 km
Domosirawa Papua Indonesia Village - 15 km
Awawah Papua Indonesia Village - 17 km
Poeririm Papua Indonesia Village - 18 km
Sewan Papua Indonesia Village - 20 km
Maffin Papua Indonesia Village - 22 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 13 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ansudu Indonesia 75 km
Mataboor Indonesia 77 km

More information

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