M 4.5 in Indonesia on 27 Nov 2012 12:38 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: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.9402 , 129.38
Event Date: 27 Nov 2012 12:38 UTC
27 Nov 2012 21:38 Local
Exposed Population:
290000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dyx8
Inserted at: 27 Nov 2012 13:06 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dyx8 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
121106 0.5 27 Nov 2012 12:38 4.5M, 35km N/A 290 thousand (in 100km) 00:27 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 290000 people
75 km 210000 people
50 km 100000 people
20 km 15000 people
10 km 2200 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
Amahai AHI unknown 68 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Wahai Indonesia 21 km
Amahai Indonesia 69 km

More information

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