M 4.7 in Indonesia on 12 Aug 2018 10:46 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: 4.7M
Depth: 36.52 Km
Lat/Lon: -1.3114 , 138.5917
Event Date: 12 Aug 2018 10:46 UTC
12 Aug 2018 19:46 Local
Exposed Population:
About 58000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000g75z
Inserted at: 12 Aug 2018 11:05 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000g75z Scaled population (vector) 4.2  
  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
1223574 0 12 Aug 2018 10:46 4.7M, 36.52km N/A 60 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 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 Isjuma, Apaoewar, Awawah, Nioegi, Soebokontrai, Sarmi, Atinowaniwa, Poeririm, and Nemporewa.

Radius Population
100 km 58000 people
75 km 25000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people
West Sepik Papua New Guinea 140000 people
East Sepik Papua New Guinea 280000 people
Western Papua New Guinea 100000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Isjuma Papua Indonesia Village - 35 km
Apaoewar Papua Indonesia Village - 58 km
Awawah Papua Indonesia Village - 58 km
Nioegi Papua Indonesia Village - 60 km
Soebokontrai Papua Indonesia Village - 61 km
Sarmi Papua Indonesia Village - 64 km
Atinowaniwa Papua Indonesia Village - 65 km
Poeririm Papua Indonesia Village - 66 km
Nemporewa Papua Indonesia Village - 67 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
Sarmi ZRM unknown 0 66 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Mataboor Indonesia 69 km

More information

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