M 5.3 in Indonesia from 26 Feb 2017 15:21 UTC to 15:22

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: 5.3M
Depth: 50.36 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.2546 , 102.0258
Event Date: 26 Feb 2017 15:22 UTC
26 Feb 2017 22:22 Local
Exposed Population:
820000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20008miw
Inserted at: 26 Feb 2017 15:42 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
us20008miw 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
1158764 0.4 26 Feb 2017 15:22 5.3M, 50.36km N/A 830 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 NEIC
1158778 0.5 26 Feb 2017 15:21 5.4M, 40.52km N/A 1 million (in 100km) 02:56 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 Bengkulu (population 1,268,316) . The nearest places are Ngalam, Pondokkapoer, Kandan, Siabun, Pekansaptoe, Pasarseluma, Bangkahulu, Sukarame, Lubukkajuara, Kembangnadar, and Puguk.

Radius Population
100 km 830000 people
75 km 590000 people
50 km 19000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bengkulu Indonesia 1.3 million people
Sumatera Selatan Indonesia 6.6 million people
Jambi Indonesia 2.2 million people
Lampung Indonesia 6.5 million people
Sumatera Barat Indonesia 4.3 million people
Riau Indonesia 3.5 million people
Jawa Barat Indonesia 38.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ngalam Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 47 km
Pondokkapoer Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 49 km
Kandan Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 51 km
Siabun Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 53 km
Pekansaptoe Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 55 km
Pasarseluma Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 56 km
Bangkahulu Bengkulu Indonesia City 310000 people 56 km
Sukarame Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 62 km
Lubukkajuara Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 62 km
Kembangnadar Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 63 km
Lubuklintang Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 64 km
Kerkap Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 67 km
Pondokkoebang Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 68 km
Kantjing Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 69 km
Puguk Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 70 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
Padangkemiling BKS 15 Civ. Paved No 5900 55 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Bengkulu IDBKS Indonesia 61 km
Alas Indonesia 81 km
Pino Indonesia 92 km
Manna Indonesia 95 km

More information

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