M 4.9 in Indonesia on 25 Sep 2017 10:22 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: 4.9M
Depth: 72.65 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.5898 , 139.9741
Event Date: 25 Sep 2017 10:22 UTC
25 Sep 2017 19:22 Local
Exposed Population:
160000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000au8v
Inserted at: 25 Sep 2017 10:41 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000au8v Scaled population (vector) 5.08  
  C1 earthquake 1.54  
  C2 earthquake -0.64  
  Country Vulnerability 0.09  
  INFORM_normalised 0.96  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1181860 0 25 Sep 2017 10:22 4.9M, 72.65km N/A 170 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 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 Pohua, Krau, Natabri, Lereh, Abo, and Sengbo.

Radius Population
100 km 170000 people
75 km 85000 people
50 km 27000 people
20 km 3600 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
Pohua Papua Indonesia Village - 33 km
Krau Papua Indonesia Village - 38 km
Natabri Papua Indonesia Village - 41 km
Lereh Papua Indonesia Village - 51 km
Abo Papua Indonesia Village - 59 km
Sengbo Papua Indonesia Village - 63 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
Lereh LHI unknown 0 51 km
Apalapsili AAS unknown 0 88 km
Senggeh SEH unknown 0 95 km

More information

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