M 4.9 in Indonesia on 10 Oct 2012 11:39 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: 4.9M
Depth: 34.8 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.5535 , 139.096
Event Date: 10 Oct 2012 11:39 UTC
10 Oct 2012 20:39 Local
Exposed Population:
290000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000d3s7
Inserted at: 10 Oct 2012 12:00 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000d3s7 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
120138 0.5 10 Oct 2012 11:39 4.9M, 34.8km N/A 290 thousand (in 100km) 00:21 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 290000 people
75 km 170000 people
50 km 51000 people
20 km 6800 people
10 km 1800 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

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
Apalapsili AAS unknown 44 km
Bokondini BUI unknown 53 km

More information

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