M 4.6 in Indonesia on 22 Nov 2012 06:32 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: 100.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 4.9322 , 126.497
Event Date: 22 Nov 2012 06:32 UTC
22 Nov 2012 14:32 Local
Exposed Population:
130000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dww4
Inserted at: 22 Nov 2012 06:58 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dww4 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
121011 0.5 22 Nov 2012 06:32 4.6M, 100.5km N/A 130 thousand (in 100km) 00:25 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 130000 people
75 km 76000 people
50 km no 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.

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Talaud Island Indonesia 80 km
Beo Indonesia 85 km

More information

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