M 4.5 in Indonesia on 09 Nov 2012 19:19 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: 4.5M
Depth: 161.2 Km
Lat/Lon: -7.843 , 128.143
Event Date: 09 Nov 2012 19:19 UTC
10 Nov 2012 04:19 Local
Exposed Population:
About 33000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dq3l
Inserted at: 09 Nov 2012 21:46 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dq3l 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
120764 0.5 09 Nov 2012 19:19 4.5M, 161.2km N/A 30 thousand (in 100km) 02:27 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 33000 people
75 km 28000 people
50 km 24000 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

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Moa Island Indonesia 40 km
Sermata Island Indonesia 85 km

More information

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