Overall Green Earthquake alert in Indonesia on 24 Dec 2012 12:58 UTC

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M 5.1 in Indonesia on 24 Dec 2012 12:58 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:	5.1M
Depth:	21.6 Km
Lat/Lon:	4.1249 , 126.722
Event Date:	24 Dec 2012 12:58 UTC 24 Dec 2012 20:58 Local
Exposed Population:	230000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC usc000efkj
Inserted at:	24 Dec 2012 13:19 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
usc000efkj	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
121598		0.5	24 Dec 2012 12:58	5.1M, 21.6km	N/A	230 thousand (in 100km)		00:21	NEIC

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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) . The nearest places are Kolongana, Tarohan, Beo, Tarun, Urung, Pulutan, Tule, Lobo, and Salebabu.

Radius	Population
100 km	230000 people
75 km	220000 people
50 km	220000 people
20 km	75000 people
10 km	12000 people
5 km	7700 people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	2.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tarun	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	5 km
Tarohan	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	8 km
Kolongana	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	13 km
Pulutan	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	13 km
Tule	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	15 km
Beo	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	18 km
Lobo	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	19 km
Urung	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	20 km
Salebabu	Sulawesi Utara	Indonesia	Village	-	26 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Beo		Indonesia	17 km
Lirung		Indonesia	19 km

More information

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