M 4.8 in Indonesia on 16 Sep 2012 16:17 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: 4.8M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 0.4962 , 96.9279
Event Date: 16 Sep 2012 16:17 UTC
16 Sep 2012 22:17 Local
Exposed Population:
250000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2012fpau
Inserted at: 16 Sep 2012 20:01 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us2012fpau 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
119653 0.5 16 Sep 2012 16:17 4.8M, 25.4km N/A 250 thousand (in 100km) 03:43 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 and Hinako.

Radius Population
100 km 280000 people
75 km 3100 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people
Aceh Indonesia 4.3 million people
Sumatera Barat Indonesia 4.3 million people
Riau Indonesia 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hinako Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 59 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
Telukdalem Indonesia 99 km

More information

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