M 4.9 in Indonesia on 14 Oct 2012 01:02 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: 27.5 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.7566 , 100.073
Event Date: 14 Oct 2012 01:02 UTC
14 Oct 2012 08:02 Local
Exposed Population:
About 100000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000d5jf
Inserted at: 14 Oct 2012 01:55 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000d5jf 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
120188 0.5 14 Oct 2012 01:02 4.9M, 27.5km N/A 100 thousand (in 100km) 00:52 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 Barat (population 4,301,938) . The nearest places are Silaoinan, and Sabeugukgung.

Radius Population
100 km 38000 people
75 km 34000 people
50 km 21000 people
20 km 13000 people
10 km 3500 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sumatera Barat Indonesia 4.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sabeugukgung Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 6 km
Silaoinan Bengkulu Indonesia Village - 7 km

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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
Sipora Rokot RKO unknown 86 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
North Pagai Island Indonesia 11 km
South Pagai Island Indonesia 42 km

More information

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