M 5.4 in Indonesia on 14 Mar 2017 13:13 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: 54.26 Km
Lat/Lon: 3.6329 , 95.8682
Event Date: 14 Mar 2017 13:13 UTC
14 Mar 2017 20:13 Local
Exposed Population: 500000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us100088vy
Inserted at: 14 Mar 2017 13:33 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
us100088vy Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1160524 0.4 14 Mar 2017 13:13 5.4M, 54.26km N/A 500 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 NEIC
1160541 0.4 14 Mar 2017 13:13 5.5M, 41.23km N/A 500 thousand (in 100km) 01:52 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 , Special Region of Aceh (population 4,307,539) . The nearest places are Cotme, Meulaboh, Sikandang, and Poelo Rime.

Radius Population
100 km 500000 people
75 km 180000 people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Aceh Indonesia 4.3 million people
Sumatera Utara Indonesia 9.3 million people
Andaman and Nicobar Islands India 300000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Cotme Aceh Indonesia Village - 62 km
Meulaboh Aceh Indonesia Village 35000 people 63 km
Sikandang Aceh Indonesia Village - 63 km
Poelo Rime Aceh 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
Padang Panjang 3 0 62 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Meulaboh IDMEQ Indonesia 63 km

More information

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