M 4.5 in Indonesia on 06 Dec 2012 04:09 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: 43.6 Km
Lat/Lon: -8.3876 , 120.481
Event Date: 06 Dec 2012 04:09 UTC
06 Dec 2012 12:09 Local
Exposed Population:
790000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000e538
Inserted at: 06 Dec 2012 04:28 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000e538 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
121284 0.5 06 Dec 2012 04:09 4.5M, 43.6km N/A 790 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 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 Nusa Tenggara Timur (population 3,515,623) . The nearest places are and Nila.

Radius Population
100 km 850000 people
75 km 720000 people
50 km 510000 people
20 km 120000 people
10 km 53000 people
5 km 18000 people
2 km 13000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Nila Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Village - 2 km

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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
Satartacik 1079 Civ. Paved No 4200 23 km
Komodo 20 66 km
Bajawa BJW unknown 69 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Labuhanbajo Indonesia 67 km

More information

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