M 5 in Indonesia on 05 Oct 2012 18:08 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: -6.6728 , 129.509
Event Date: 05 Oct 2012 18:08 UTC
06 Oct 2012 03:08 Local
Exposed Population:
About 1000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000d2fa
Inserted at: 05 Oct 2012 20:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000d2fa 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
120058 0.5 05 Oct 2012 18:08 4.7M, 165.4km N/A 1 thousand (in 100km) 00:23 NEIC
120061 0.5 05 Oct 2012 18:08 5M, 157.2km N/A 1 thousand (in 100km) 01:58 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 Maluku (population 1,991,398) . The nearest places are Rumadai, Wotai, and Layeni.

Radius Population
100 km 1100 people
75 km <1000 people
50 km <1000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 860000 people
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Rumadai Maluku Indonesia Village - 7 km
Wotai Maluku Indonesia Village - 10 km
Layeni Maluku Indonesia Village - 54 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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