M 4.6 in Indonesia on 26 Dec 2012 16:12 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: 46.3 Km
Lat/Lon: -7.907 , 107.373
Event Date: 26 Dec 2012 16:12 UTC
26 Dec 2012 23:12 Local
Exposed Population:
4790000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2012jqap
Inserted at: 26 Dec 2012 17:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us2012jqap 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
121634 0.5 26 Dec 2012 16:12 4.6M, 46.3km N/A 4.8 million (in 100km) 01:17 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) . The nearest places are and Bandung.

Radius Population
100 km 5 million people
75 km 1.9 million people
50 km 560000 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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Bandung Jawa Barat Indonesia Major city 1.7 million people 113 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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