M 4.7 in Indonesia on 01 Oct 2012 12:55 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: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 4.4013 , 127.108
Event Date: 01 Oct 2012 12:55 UTC
01 Oct 2012 20:55 Local
Exposed Population:
230000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000cyts
Inserted at: 01 Oct 2012 13:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000cyts 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
119988 0.5 01 Oct 2012 12:55 4.7M, 10km N/A 230 thousand (in 100km) 00:29 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 Sulawesi Utara (population 2,665,773) .

Radius Population
100 km 230000 people
75 km 200000 people
50 km 120000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Indonesia Sulawesi Utara 2.7 million people

Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Talaud Island Indonesia 23 km
Beo Indonesia 37 km

More information

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