M 5.5 in Indonesia on 14 Aug 2017 23:49 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: 5.5M
Depth: 36.47 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.8627 , 140.2332
Event Date: 14 Aug 2017 23:49 UTC
15 Aug 2017 08:49 Local
Exposed Population:
210000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000a88s
Inserted at: 15 Aug 2017 00:07 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
7.6 (Papua New Guinea)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Papua New Guinea= 7.6; Indonesia= 4.8

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
us2000a88s 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
1177498 0.3 14 Aug 2017 23:49 5.5M, 36.47km N/A 220 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 , Province of Irian Jaya (population 1,752,571) . The nearest places are Krau, and Pohua.

Radius Population
100 km 220000 people
75 km 95000 people
50 km 37000 people
20 km 5200 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Krau Papua Indonesia Village - 64 km
Pohua Papua 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
Senggeh SEH unknown 0 80 km
Lereh LHI unknown 0 89 km

More information

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