M 5.5 in Indonesia on 22 Aug 2020 00:39 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: 5.5M
Depth: 8.96 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.0912 , 100.9829
Event Date: 22 Aug 2020 00:39 UTC
22 Aug 2020 07:39 Local
Exposed Population: Few people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000biub
Inserted at: 23 Aug 2020 00:42 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000biub Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1327909 0 22 Aug 2020 00:39 5.4M, 10km 3.2 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:22 NEIC
1327922 0 22 Aug 2020 00:39 5.5M, 8.96km 3.31 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:03 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 unknowed a zone. The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1327909 -4.067/100.998 5.4 10.0 3.205 22 Aug 2020 01:01 00:22 (new episode)
2 0 1327922 -4.091/100.983 5.5 9.0 3.294 22 Aug 2020 01:33 00:53 (new episode)
3 0 1327922 -4.089/100.972 5.5 10.0 3.308 22 Aug 2020 01:43 01:04 (upd of #2)
4 0 1327922 -4.089/100.972 5.5 10.0 3.308 22 Aug 2020 02:43 02:04 (upd of #3)
5 0 1327922 -4.089/100.972 5.5 10.0 3.308 23 Aug 2020 00:42 1d 00:03 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces



Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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