M 4.6 in Indonesia on 29 Sep 2016 10:27 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: 4.6M
Depth: 53.64 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.9064 , 127.8266
Event Date: 29 Sep 2016 10:27 UTC
29 Sep 2016 19:27 Local
Exposed Population:
601953 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006trv
Inserted at: 29 Sep 2016 10:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006trv 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
1141564 0 29 Sep 2016 10:27 4.6M, 53.64km N/A 600 thousand (in 100km) 00:14 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 Maluku (population 1,991,398) . The nearest places are Putia, Asaoede, Sole, Supe, Kawa, Tahalupu, Piru, Loki, Kaibobo, Luhu, and Taniwel.

Radius Population
100 km 600000 people
75 km 150000 people
50 km 81000 people
20 km 12000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Putia Maluku Indonesia Village - 16 km
Asaoede Maluku Indonesia Village - 27 km
Sole Maluku Indonesia Village - 30 km
Supe Maluku Indonesia Village - 34 km
Kawa Maluku Indonesia Village - 34 km
Tahalupu Maluku Indonesia Village - 40 km
Piru Maluku Indonesia Village - 44 km
Loki Maluku Indonesia Village - 50 km
Kaibobo Maluku Indonesia Village - 51 km
Luhu Maluku Indonesia Village - 55 km
Tumulehu-islam Maluku Indonesia Village - 57 km
Loemoli Maluku Indonesia Village - 57 km
Latuhelu Maluku Indonesia Village - 58 km
Lohia Tala Maluku Indonesia Village - 66 km
Wae Jose Maluku Indonesia Village - 66 km
Taniwel Maluku Indonesia Village - 69 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
Namlea NAM unknown 0 91 km
Pattimura AMQ 10 Civ. Paved Yes 6000 94 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Piru Indonesia 44 km
Waisarisa Indonesia 59 km
Namlea Indonesia 91 km
Ambon IDAMQ Indonesia 95 km

More information

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