M 7.1 in Indonesia on 14 Nov 2019 16:17 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1193543
Earthquake Magnitude: 7.1M
Depth: 33 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.6002 , 126.4157
Event Date: 14 Nov 2019 16:17 UTC
15 Nov 2019 01:17 Local
Exposed Population: 590000 people in MMI
No people within 100km
Inserted at: 15 Nov 2019 16:28 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Indonesia)
Maximum Wave Height observed: 0.11 m

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0.3 0.3
us60006bjl Scaled population (raster) 0 Max wave alert 0.36m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0.36m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 1      
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Indonesia - Earthquake (ECHO 15 Nov 2019)Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:08

  • A 7.1 M earthquake at a depth of 33 km struck between Sulawesi and Halmahera (Maluku Islands) on 14 November at 16.17 UTC (15 November at 01.17 local time). The epicentre was 137 km east of Bitung (North Sulawesi Province) and up to 391,000 people were exposed to moderate shaking. 
  • As of this morning, 74 aftershocks up to 6.0 M had been registered. Tsunami alerts were issued by the regional tsunami service  for North Maluku and North Sulawesi provinces but were lifted after a few hours. Small tsunamis up to 11 cm were recorded in Bitung (Sulawesi Island), Meloguane Town (Karakelong Island), Ternate and Jailolo. 
  • Media report 2 injured and 6 houses and 2 religious buildings lightly damaged across Ternate. Some patients at Manado City hospital (North Sulawesi Province, Sulawesi Island) were evacuated from their rooms.
  • The joint team of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) is working on a rapid damage assessment as communities begin to return to their homes and their daily routines. 
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (91), (5), NEIC (6), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (2), WMO (2), USGS (5), INFORM (4), NOAA (1),