M 5.1 in Indonesia on 17 Jan 2017 11:48 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: 5.1M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 5.4276 , 94.5615
Event Date: 17 Jan 2017 11:48 UTC
17 Jan 2017 17:48 Local
Exposed Population: 630000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10007tps
Inserted at: 17 Jan 2017 13:51 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
us10007tps Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1154258 0.5 17 Jan 2017 11:48 5.6M, 54.55km 3.76 660 thousand (in 100km) 00:23 NEIC
1154259 0.3 17 Jan 2017 11:48 5.1M, 35km 3.85 630 thousand (in 100km) 02:02 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 Lambaro, Blangudjung, Melingge, Lam Tadoh, and Lampuyang.

Radius Population
100 km 630000 people
75 km 9000 people
50 km no people
20 km no 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
Andaman and Nicobar Islands India 300000 people
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people
Phuket Thailand 170000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lambaro Aceh Indonesia Village - 62 km
Blangudjung Aceh Indonesia Village - 62 km
Melingge Aceh Indonesia Village - 63 km
Lam Tadoh Aceh Indonesia Village - 66 km
Lampuyang 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 96 km
Sabang SBG 110 Mil. Paved No 4500 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Lhoknga Indonesia 76 km
Uleeheue Indonesia 82 km
Sabang IDSBG Indonesia 98 km

More information

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