M 5.3 in Indonesia on 09 Nov 2012 19:59 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: 5.3M
Depth: 3.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 0.8808 , 97.4863
Event Date: 09 Nov 2012 19:59 UTC
10 Nov 2012 02:59 Local
Exposed Population:
750000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dq2x
Inserted at: 09 Nov 2012 20:22 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dq2x 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
120762 0.5 09 Nov 2012 19:59 5.3M, 3.5km N/A 750 thousand (in 100km) 00:23 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 Utara (population 9,319,344) .

Radius Population
100 km 750000 people
75 km 770000 people
50 km 660000 people
20 km 110000 people
10 km 15000 people
5 km 2400 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Indonesia Sumatera Utara 9.3 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
Binaka 6 38 km
Gunungsitoli GNS unknown 45 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Gunungsitoli Indonesia 45 km
Telukdalem Indonesia 54 km

More information

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