M 5.1 in Indonesia on 27 Mar 2017 13:15 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: 5.1M
Depth: 53.53 Km
Lat/Lon: 0.6077 , 98.4103
Event Date: 27 Mar 2017 13:15 UTC
27 Mar 2017 20:15 Local
Exposed Population:
590000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20008v07
Inserted at: 27 Mar 2017 14:12 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
us20008v07 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
1161926 0.2 27 Mar 2017 13:15 5M, 58.52km N/A 590 thousand (in 100km) 00:38 NEIC
1161928 0.3 27 Mar 2017 13:15 5.1M, 53.53km N/A 590 thousand (in 100km) 00:56 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 Sumatera Utara (population 9,319,344) . The nearest places are Lambak, Labuhanrima, Hilinamaniha, Hiliobolata, Telukdalam, and Taboejoeng.

Radius Population
100 km 590000 people
75 km 260000 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
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people
Sumatera Barat Indonesia 4.3 million people
Aceh Indonesia 4.3 million people
Riau Indonesia 3.5 million people
Selangor Malaysia 3.5 million people
Jambi Indonesia 2.2 million people
Negeri Sembilan Malaysia 800000 people
Perak Malaysia 2.5 million people
Melaka Malaysia 640000 people
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1.1 million people
Bengkulu Indonesia 1.3 million people
Pahang Malaysia 1.2 million people
Johor Malaysia 2.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lambak Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 54 km
Labuhanrima Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 58 km
Hilinamaniha Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 60 km
Hiliobolata Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 63 km
Telukdalam Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 69 km
Taboejoeng Sumatera Utara 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
Binaka 6 0 100 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Pini Island Indonesia 56 km
Tabuyung Indonesia 66 km
Telukdalem Indonesia 68 km
Telo Indonesia 76 km

More information

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