M 7.5 Earthquake and Tsunami (1.4 m) in Indonesia on 28 Sep 2018 10:02 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 7.5M
Glide number: EQ-2018-000156-IDN
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -0.1781 , 119.8401
Event Date: 28 Sep 2018 10:02 UTC
28 Sep 2018 18:02 Local
Exposed Population: 350000 people in MMI
780000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000h3p4
Inserted at: 28 Sep 2018 10:21 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 3.2 1.2 3.2
us1000h3p4 Scaled population (vector) 6.42 Max wave alert 1.51m  
  C1 shakemap -1.73 Max wave realtime 1.44m  
  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
1229834 2.5 28 Sep 2018 10:02 7.6M, 10km N/A 810 thousand (in 100km) 1.6m (at 00:30) 00:06 GEOFON
1229845 3.2 28 Sep 2018 10:02 7.5M, 10km 9.12 920 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 1.4m (at 00:30) 00:18 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 Lende, Magapa, Ombo, Meli, Potomoea, Kasimbar, Baja, Toribulu, Oti, Popodi, and Bainaa.

Radius Population
100 km 930000 people
75 km 270000 people
50 km 130000 people
20 km 26000 people
10 km 13000 people
5 km 4900 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia 1.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Lende Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 2 km
Magapa Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 8 km
Ombo Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 13 km
Meli Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 15 km
Potomoea Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 20 km
Kasimbar Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 20 km
Baja Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 23 km
Toribulu Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 23 km
Oti Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 23 km
Popodi Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 25 km
Tada Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 29 km
Sipoeroe Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 33 km
Lemo Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 37 km
Ladang Kolawi Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 46 km
Sigentio Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 46 km
Towaja Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 47 km
Sabang Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 50 km
Marantale Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 51 km
Labua Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 54 km
Dongala Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 57 km
Lemokosumba Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 57 km
Uwentiro Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 60 km
Tawaeli Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 61 km
Pambero Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 62 km
Sidoan Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 64 km
Toboli Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 66 km
Taipa Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia Village - 66 km
Bainaa 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
Mutiara PLW 87 Civ. Paved No 6700 82 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Donggala Indonesia 53 km
Pantoloan IDPTL Indonesia 54 km
Toboli Indonesia 55 km
Palu Indonesia 78 km

More information

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