M 4.8 in Indonesia on 05 Nov 2012 11:59 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: 4.8M
Depth: 72.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.4982 , 128.338
Event Date: 05 Nov 2012 11:59 UTC
05 Nov 2012 20:59 Local
Exposed Population:
340000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000dkil
Inserted at: 05 Nov 2012 12:19 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000dkil 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
120677 0.5 05 Nov 2012 11:59 4.8M, 72.5km N/A 340 thousand (in 100km) 00:20 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 340000 people
75 km 230000 people
50 km 81000 people
20 km 1400 people
10 km 2000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Indonesia Maluku 2 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
Pitu 15 Civ. Paved No 9500 61 km
Kau KAZ unknown 64 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tobelo Indonesia 45 km
Kau Indonesia 62 km
Galela Indonesia 66 km
Akeselaka Indonesia 68 km

More information

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