M 4.8 in Indonesia on 14 Dec 2012 16:16 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: 4.8M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: -7.7974 , 105.782
Event Date: 14 Dec 2012 16:16 UTC
14 Dec 2012 23:16 Local
Exposed Population:
230000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000e9v8
Inserted at: 14 Dec 2012 16:46 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000e9v8 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
121442 0.5 14 Dec 2012 16:16 4.8M, 31.6km N/A 230 thousand (in 100km) 00:30 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 Jawa Barat (population 38,060,150) .

Radius Population
100 km 270000 people
75 km no 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
Jawa Barat Indonesia 38.1 million people
Jakarta Raya Indonesia 8.8 million people
Lampung Indonesia 6.5 million people
Christmas I. Christmas Island -
Jawa Tengah Indonesia 30.7 million people
Sumatera Selatan Indonesia 6.6 million people
Bengkulu Indonesia 1.3 million people
Yogyakarta Indonesia 3.1 million people

Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Genteng Indonesia 83 km

More information

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