M 4.9 in Indonesia on 12 Jan 2018 21:49 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: 4.9M
Depth: 85.37 Km
Lat/Lon: -10.0459 , 122.8687
Event Date: 12 Jan 2018 21:49 UTC
13 Jan 2018 05:49 Local
Exposed Population:
540000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000cj3z
Inserted at: 12 Jan 2018 23:36 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000cj3z Scaled population (vector) 4.82  
  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
1194102 0 12 Jan 2018 21:49 4.9M, 85.37km N/A 540 thousand (in 100km) 01:47 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 Nusa Tenggara Timur (population 3,515,623) . The nearest places are Besdale, Oëtefoe-besar, Akle, Silain, Butuinan, Oëtefoe-ketjil, Hala, Oëboeah, Korlo, Hansisi, and Nordale.

Radius Population
100 km 540000 people
75 km 29000 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
Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia 3.5 million people
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 860000 people
Sulawesi Selatan Indonesia 7.3 million people
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people
Nusa Tenggara Barat Indonesia 3.6 million people
Sulawesi Tenggara Indonesia 1.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Besdale Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 55 km
Oëtefoe-besar Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 56 km
Akle Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 59 km
Silain Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 59 km
Butuinan Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 60 km
Oëtefoe-ketjil Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 62 km
Hala Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 63 km
Oëboeah Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 66 km
Korlo Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 70 km
Hansisi Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 70 km
Nordale Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 70 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
Roti RTI unknown 0 73 km
El Tari KOE 102 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 89 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Hansisi Indonesia 70 km
Baa Indonesia 77 km
Kupang IDKOE Indonesia 78 km

More information

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