M 5.4 in Indonesia on 19 Oct 2018 05:55 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: 5.4M
Depth: 57.55 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.8271 , 139.1155
Event Date: 19 Oct 2018 05:55 UTC
19 Oct 2018 14:55 Local
Exposed Population:
170000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000he9l
Inserted at: 19 Oct 2018 06:15 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000he9l Scaled population (vector) 5.13  
  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
1232235 0 19 Oct 2018 05:55 5.4M, 57.55km 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 Sragafareh, Arsoo, Itik, Beggensabah, Titiwaifuru, Ber, Broemke, Dobo, Gwarif, Gereng, and Bufareh.

Radius Population
100 km 170000 people
75 km 86000 people
50 km 40000 people
20 km 3100 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
Sragafareh Papua Indonesia Village - 46 km
Arsoo Papua Indonesia Village - 56 km
Itik Papua Indonesia Village - 57 km
Beggensabah Papua Indonesia Village - 57 km
Titiwaifuru Papua Indonesia Village - 57 km
Ber Papua Indonesia Village - 63 km
Broemke Papua Indonesia Village - 66 km
Dobo Papua Indonesia Village - 66 km
Gwarif Papua Indonesia Village - 68 km
Gereng Papua Indonesia Village - 68 km
Raitim Papua Indonesia Village - 68 km
Bufareh Papua 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
Batom BXM unknown 0 81 km
Lereh LHI unknown 0 94 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ansudu Indonesia 81 km

More information

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