M 4.7 in Indonesia on 17 Oct 2012 15:58 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: Km
Lat/Lon: -1.1241 , 126.87
Event Date: 17 Oct 2012 15:58 UTC
18 Oct 2012 00:58 Local
Exposed Population:
About 49000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2012gva1
Inserted at: 17 Oct 2012 17:31 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us2012gva1 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
120281 0.5 17 Oct 2012 15:58 4.7M, 39.2km N/A 50 thousand (in 100km) 01:32 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 Garunggarung, Lele, and Badjo.

Radius Population
100 km 54000 people
75 km 9800 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
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people
Sulawesi Utara Indonesia 2.7 million people
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people
Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Garunggarung Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 56 km
Lele Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 62 km
Badjo Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 66 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
Labuha LAH unknown 0 89 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Labuha IDLAH Indonesia 85 km
Laiwui Indonesia 90 km

More information

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