M 4.7 in Indonesia on 27 Oct 2012 15:00 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: 64.6 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.294 , 100.628
Event Date: 27 Oct 2012 15:00 UTC
27 Oct 2012 22:00 Local
Exposed Population:
640000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000dey3
Inserted at: 27 Oct 2012 15:16 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000dey3 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
120485 0.5 27 Oct 2012 15:00 4.7M, 64.6km N/A 640 thousand (in 100km) 00:16 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 and Padang.

Radius Population
100 km 700000 people
75 km 240000 people
50 km 88000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no 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
Padang Sumatera Barat Indonesia Major city 830000 people 152 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
Muko Muko 5 55 km
Kerinci KRC unknown 94 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
North Pagai Island Indonesia 79 km
South Pagai Island Indonesia 80 km

More information

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