M 5.5 in Indonesia on 28 Dec 2012 17:32 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.

Updated: this report is based on episode 1.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: Km
Lat/Lon: -0.245 , 122.94
Event Date: 28 Dec 2012 17:32 UTC
29 Dec 2012 01:32 Local
Exposed Population:
540000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000eh40
Inserted at: 29 Dec 2012 16:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000eh40 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
121674 0.5 28 Dec 2012 17:32 5.6M, 102.1km N/A 540 thousand (in 100km) 00:12 NEIC
121686 0.5 28 Dec 2012 17:32 5.5M, 104.4km N/A 540 thousand (in 100km) 22:58 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 Sulawesi Tengah (population 1,832,441) . The nearest places are Majajap, Padang, Maliku, Baheesioena, Poh, Bantajan, Liang, Pangimanan, and Pangkalaseang.

Radius Population
100 km 820000 people
75 km 73000 people
50 km 13000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia 1.8 million people
Sulawesi Utara Indonesia 2.7 million people
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people
Sulawesi Selatan Indonesia 7.3 million people
Sulawesi Tenggara Indonesia 1.5 million people
Kalimantan Timur Indonesia 2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Majajap Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 43 km
Padang Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 44 km
Maliku Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 52 km
Baheesioena Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 56 km
Poh Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 59 km
Bantajan Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 64 km
Liang Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 66 km
Pangimanan Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 69 km
Pangkalaseang Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 70 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
Bubung 17 0 90 km
Luwuk LUW unknown 0 90 km
Jalaluddin GTO 18 Mil. Paved No 5400 98 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Poh Indonesia 58 km
Pangimanan Indonesia 68 km
Luwuk IDLUW Indonesia 79 km
Gorontalo IDGTO Indonesia 84 km

More information

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