M 5.6 in Indonesia on 28 Aug 2018 07:13 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -10.6095 , 124.1503
Event Date: 28 Aug 2018 07:13 UTC
28 Aug 2018 15:13 Local
Exposed Population: 960000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000giie
Inserted at: 28 Aug 2018 08:03 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000giie Scaled population (vector) 0  
  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
1226088 0 28 Aug 2018 07:13 5.6M, 10km 4.21 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:49 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 Rabe, Bimoni, Oetune, Toineke, Baun, Kioepoat, Oekabit, Buraen, Baoemata, Sekalac, and Naimoeti.

Radius Population
100 km 960000 people
75 km 360000 people
50 km 14000 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
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people
Western Australia Australia 1.7 million people
Sulawesi Selatan Indonesia 7.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Rabe Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 47 km
Bimoni Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 51 km
Oetune Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 53 km
Toineke Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 56 km
Baun Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 59 km
Kioepoat Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 60 km
Oekabit Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 60 km
Buraen Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 62 km
Baoemata Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 64 km
Sekalac Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 65 km
Taoes Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 65 km
Oesau Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 65 km
Babau Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 66 km
Oemasi Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 67 km
Naketuka Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 68 km
Tjamplong Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 68 km
Naimoeti Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 69 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
El Tari KOE 102 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 71 km
Roti RTI unknown 0 87 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Kupang IDKOE Indonesia 80 km
Hansisi Indonesia 86 km

More information

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