M 4.5 in Indonesia on 07 Sep 2012 00:55 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: 4.5M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 0.1367 , 98.5356
Event Date: 07 Sep 2012 00:55 UTC
07 Sep 2012 07:55 Local
Exposed Population:
150000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000chmp
Inserted at: 07 Sep 2012 01:49 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000chmp Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
119412 0.5 07 Sep 2012 00:55 4.5M, 46.4km N/A 150 thousand (in 100km) 00:53 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 Sumatera Utara (population 9,319,344) . The nearest places are Labuhanrima, Lambak, Balari, Baruju, Pulautelo, and Boli.

Radius Population
100 km 170000 people
75 km 32000 people
50 km 22000 people
20 km 7100 people
10 km 3500 people
5 km 2400 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Labuhanrima Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 3 km
Lambak Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 8 km
Balari Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 23 km
Baruju Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 33 km
Pulautelo Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 37 km
Boli Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 49 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Pini Island Indonesia 14 km
Telo Indonesia 36 km
Batu Island Indonesia 60 km
Telukdalem Indonesia 92 km
Tabuyung Indonesia 93 km
Airbangis Indonesia 93 km

More information

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