M 5 in Indonesia on 26 Dec 2012 19:08 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: 5.0M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: 0.9128 , 98.7394
Event Date: 26 Dec 2012 19:08 UTC
27 Dec 2012 02:08 Local
Exposed Population:
950000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000eg8c
Inserted at: 26 Dec 2012 19:34 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000eg8c 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
121635 0.5 26 Dec 2012 19:08 5M, 77.3km N/A 950 thousand (in 100km) 00:26 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 Sumatera Utara (population 9,319,344) . The nearest places are Singkuang, Taboejoeng, Sialang-baru, Sawongon, Panoenggoelan, Djamboertorop, Rantaupandjang, Natal, Koealabatangtoroe, Siondop, and Tapoes.

Radius Population
100 km 1.1 million people
75 km 210000 people
50 km 9400 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Singkuang Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 26 km
Taboejoeng Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 30 km
Sialang-baru Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 42 km
Sawongon Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 45 km
Panoenggoelan Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 46 km
Djamboertorop Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 46 km
Rantaupandjang Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 53 km
Natal Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 58 km
Koealabatangtoroe Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 58 km
Siondop Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 59 km
Sibarabara Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 60 km
Sidjorang Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 62 km
Tapoes Sumatera Utara Indonesia Village - 69 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
Pinangsore 10 0 73 km
Aek Godang AEG 280 0 94 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tabuyung Indonesia 26 km
Pini Island Indonesia 82 km
Sibolga IDSLG Indonesia 93 km

More information

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