M 4.5 in Indonesia on 07 May 2017 11:24 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: 4.5M
Depth: 32.54 Km
Lat/Lon: 2.4773 , 96.8417
Event Date: 07 May 2017 11:24 UTC
07 May 2017 18:24 Local
Exposed Population:
250000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10008qaj
Inserted at: 07 May 2017 11:42 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10008qaj 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
1166836 0 07 May 2017 11:24 4.5M, 32.54km N/A 250 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 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 Ballasetas, Sinabang, and Lubang.

Radius Population
100 km 250000 people
75 km 71000 people
50 km 13000 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
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people
Sumatera Barat Indonesia 4.3 million people
Riau Indonesia 3.5 million people
Perak Malaysia 2.5 million people
Selangor Malaysia 3.5 million people
Pulau Pinang Malaysia 1.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ballasetas Aceh Indonesia Village - 42 km
Sinabang Aceh Indonesia Village - 52 km
Lubang Aceh Indonesia Village - 61 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
Tapaktuan TPK unknown 0 95 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Sinabang IDSNG Indonesia 49 km
Tapaktuan Indonesia 94 km

More information

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