M 5.6 in Indonesia on 25 Mar 2018 08:58 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: 5.6M
Depth: 149.36 Km
Lat/Lon: -7.3092 , 128.5027
Event Date: 25 Mar 2018 08:58 UTC
25 Mar 2018 17:58 Local
Exposed Population: About 900 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000d8u9
Inserted at: 25 Mar 2018 09:15 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000d8u9 Scaled population (vector) -8  
  C1 shakemap -1.73  
  C2 shakemap 0.79  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.96  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1204258 0 25 Mar 2018 08:58 5.6M, 149.36km 3.53 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:16 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 Maluku (population 1,991,398) . The nearest places are Kehli, Kenli, Batumerah, Wulur, and Bebar.

Radius Population
100 km <1000 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kehli Maluku Indonesia Village - 23 km
Kenli Maluku Indonesia Village - 25 km
Batumerah Maluku Indonesia Village - 27 km
Wulur Maluku Indonesia Village - 28 km
Bebar Maluku Indonesia Village - 28 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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