M 4.6 in Indonesia on 05 May 2017 21:33 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: 63.91 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.4044 , 102.2971
Event Date: 05 May 2017 21:33 UTC
06 May 2017 04:33 Local
Exposed Population:
870000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10008pxb
Inserted at: 05 May 2017 21:54 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10008pxb 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
1166683 0 05 May 2017 21:33 4.6M, 63.91km N/A 880 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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 Pasarseluma, Ngalam, Pasartalo, Lubuklintang, Siabun, Pasaralas, Kandan, Puguk, Pondokkapoer, Lubukkajuara, and Kembangnadar.

Radius Population
100 km 880000 people
75 km 670000 people
50 km 64000 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
Lampung Indonesia 6.5 million people
Jambi Indonesia 2.2 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
Pasarseluma Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 38 km
Ngalam Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 40 km
Pasartalo Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 46 km
Lubuklintang Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 48 km
Siabun Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 51 km
Pasaralas Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 52 km
Kandan Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 53 km
Puguk Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 53 km
Pondokkapoer Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 55 km
Lubukkajuara Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 56 km
Padjarboelan Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 58 km
Pekansaptoe Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 60 km
Pagaragung Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 61 km
Pasarpino Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 63 km
Sukarame Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 63 km
Kajulang Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 64 km
Kebonros Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 66 km
Bangkahulu Bengkulu Indonesia City 310000 people 67 km
Mana Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 68 km
Kembangnadar Bengkulu 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
Padangkemiling BKS 15 Civ. Paved No 5900 60 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Alas Indonesia 52 km
Pino Indonesia 61 km
Manna Indonesia 64 km
Bengkulu IDBKS Indonesia 73 km
Padang Guchi Indonesia 95 km

More information

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