M 5.4 in Indonesia on 06 Jan 2013 11:08 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: 5.4M
Depth: 149.9 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.0963 , 127.482
Event Date: 06 Jan 2013 11:08 UTC
06 Jan 2013 20:08 Local
Exposed Population:
640000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000ek6c
Inserted at: 06 Jan 2013 11:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000ek6c 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
121806 0.5 06 Jan 2013 11:08 5.4M, 149.9km N/A 640 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 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) . The nearest places are and Jailolo.

Radius Population
100 km 640000 people
75 km 530000 people
50 km 420000 people
20 km 42000 people
10 km 28000 people
5 km 12000 people
2 km 2400 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Jailolo Maluku Utara Indonesia Village - 3 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
Babullah TTE 15 Civ. Paved No 4600 31 km
Kau KAZ unknown 45 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ternate IDTTE Indonesia 36 km
Kau Indonesia 47 km

More information

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