M 4.6 in Indonesia on 24 Oct 2012 22:12 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: 4.6M
Depth: 137.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 0.0848 , 123.564
Event Date: 24 Oct 2012 22:12 UTC
25 Oct 2012 06:12 Local
Exposed Population:
830000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000dcz4
Inserted at: 24 Oct 2012 22:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000dcz4 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
120424 0.5 24 Oct 2012 22:12 4.6M, 137.3km N/A 830 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 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 820000 people
75 km 220000 people
50 km 45000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sulawesi Utara Indonesia 2.7 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
Jalaluddin GTO 18 Mil. Paved No 5400 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Gorontalo IDGTO Indonesia 72 km

More information

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