M 4.9 in Indonesia on 04 Jan 2013 17:59 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: 4.9M
Depth: 129.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.3359 , 127.095
Event Date: 04 Jan 2013 17:59 UTC
05 Jan 2013 02:59 Local
Exposed Population:
510000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000ejd6
Inserted at: 04 Jan 2013 18:16 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000ejd6 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
121770 0.5 04 Jan 2013 17:59 4.9M, 129.3km N/A 510 thousand (in 100km) 00:17 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 Maluku (population 1,991,398) .

Radius Population
100 km 510000 people
75 km 320000 people
50 km 21000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Indonesia Maluku 2 million people

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
Babullah TTE 15 Civ. Paved No 4600 65 km
Kau KAZ unknown 91 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ternate IDTTE Indonesia 69 km
Kau Indonesia 93 km

More information

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