Overall Green Earthquake alert in Indonesia on 12 Oct 2016 16:50 UTC

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M 4.6 in Indonesia on 12 Oct 2016 16:50 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

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:	91.86 Km
Lat/Lon:	4.7753 , 95.7386
Event Date:	12 Oct 2016 16:50 UTC 12 Oct 2016 23:50 Local
Exposed Population:	2079492 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us20007de7
Inserted at:	12 Oct 2016 21:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	n.a		n.a
us20007de7	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1142664		n.a	12 Oct 2016 16:50	4.6M, 91.86km	N/A	2.1 million (in 100km)		04:54	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 Panton, Calang, Blanggisa, Padang, Kuede Panga, Sarah-radja, Keudepate, Keude Tangse, Bineh, Tangse, and Gle Bruk.

Radius	Population
100 km	2.1 million people
75 km	900000 people
50 km	110000 people
20 km	24000 people
10 km	3800 people
5 km	1500 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Aceh	Indonesia	4.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Panton	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	5 km
Calang	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	15 km
Blanggisa	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	19 km
Padang	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	24 km
Kuede Panga	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	25 km
Sarah-radja	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	29 km
Keudepate	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	31 km
Keude Tangse	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	31 km
Bineh	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	32 km
Tangse	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	32 km
Poelò Boengòng	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	36 km
Lho kruet	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	39 km
Puloraja	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	42 km
Sipot	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	43 km
Pantonkaram	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	44 km
Lhok Kuala	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	44 km
Diambo	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	45 km
Suak Uleue	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	48 km
Blangkeutumba	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	51 km
Tutut	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	52 km
Suak Keumude	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	54 km
Udjung Muloh	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	55 km
Balu Cut	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	55 km
Lamkeumala	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	55 km
Kuala Bhee	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	57 km
Jantho	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	57 km
Meudhen	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	59 km
Bleue	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	60 km
Teupin-raja	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	60 km
Tanjong	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	63 km
Kunjet	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	63 km
Meuko	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	65 km
Seumileum	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	66 km
Meukomancang	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	67 km
Meuneumbo	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	68 km
Tandjung Meulaboh	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	68 km
Gle Bruk	Aceh	Indonesia	Village	-	68 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
Blangbintang	BTJ	19	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	89 km
Padang Panjang		3				0	99 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Teluk Rigaih		Indonesia	24 km
Lhokkruet		Indonesia	39 km
Sigli		Indonesia	71 km
Kuala Njong		Indonesia	71 km
Meulaboh	IDMEQ	Indonesia	83 km
Samalanga		Indonesia	85 km
Lhoknga		Indonesia	93 km
Krueng Raya		Indonesia	93 km

More information

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