M 5.9 in Indonesia on 14 Sep 2018 15:50 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: 5.9M
Depth: 32.6 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.7575 , 138.7561
Event Date: 14 Sep 2018 15:50 UTC
15 Sep 2018 00:50 Local
Exposed Population: About 3000 people in MMI
200000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000hep2
Inserted at: 14 Sep 2018 16:10 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000hep2 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -1.73  
  C2 shakemap 0.79  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.96  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1228300 0 14 Sep 2018 15:50 5.9M, 32.6km 4.94 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:20 NEIC
1228312 0 14 Sep 2018 15:50 5.8M, 38.45km 5.08 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 03:25 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 Irian Jaya (population 1,752,571) . The nearest places are Sragafareh, Beggensabah, Aboemaneh, Dobo, Dabra, Gereng, Djowono, Bufareh, Sanintah, Konotikero, and Oedjan.

Radius Population
100 km 200000 people
75 km 88000 people
50 km 49000 people
20 km 4100 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Irian Jaya Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Sragafareh Papua Indonesia Village - 39 km
Beggensabah Papua Indonesia Village - 39 km
Aboemaneh Papua Indonesia Village - 44 km
Dobo Papua Indonesia Village - 48 km
Dabra Papua Indonesia Village - 49 km
Gereng Papua Indonesia Village - 53 km
Djowono Papua Indonesia Village - 54 km
Bufareh Papua Indonesia Village - 56 km
Sanintah Papua Indonesia Village - 58 km
Konotikero Papua Indonesia Village - 62 km
Safrontani Papua Indonesia Village - 65 km
Itik Papua Indonesia Village - 65 km
Oedjan Papua Indonesia Village - 68 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
Sarmi ZRM unknown 0 96 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ansudu Indonesia 96 km

More information

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