M 5.4 in Indonesia on 24 Mar 2019 01:31 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 1174267
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.4M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -1.8462 , 120.5379
Event Date: 24 Mar 2019 01:31 UTC
24 Mar 2019 09:31 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI VII
630000 people within 100km
Inserted at: 24 Mar 2019 01:52 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.8 (Indonesia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000jkv5 Scaled population (vector) 0.9  
  C1 shakemap -1.73  
  C2 shakemap 0.79  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.96  
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Indonesia - 6.1 M Earthquake (ECHO 25 Mar 2019)Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:06

  • An earthquake of 6.1 M at a depth of 37 km occurred offshore on Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on 24 March at 4.37 UTC. The epicentre was located approximately 139 km east-northeast of Bitung City (Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi Province). 
  • As of 25 March at 9.00 UTC, there are no reports of damage across northern Sulawesi and northern Maluku islands and no tsunami warning was issued.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 241 | About casualties: 71 | Last hour: 0

Study: Humanity Not Prepared For Extreme Volcanic EruptionsWed, 27 Mar 2019 14:09:00 +0100.

The volcanic eruption in Indonesia sent 100 cubic kilometers worth of soot and ash to altitudes of 40 kilometers or more. That shroud spread across the globe. It enveloped parts of the Northern Hemisphere and triggered what came to be known
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At least 6,000 children still in temporary shelters, six months on fro ... Wed, 27 Mar 2019 11:27:00 +0100.

Thousands of children are still in need of permanent housing six months on from the devastating earthquake and tsunami which hit Central Sulawesi in Indonesia in September 2018. An estimated 6,000 children [1] are still living in temporary
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Thousands of kids homeless six months after Indonesia quake-tsunamiWed, 27 Mar 2019 11:05:00 +0100.

By AFP yesterday in World Thousands of children are living in makeshift shelters six months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami pounded the Indonesian city of Palu, aid agencies said Tuesday, as authorities wrestle with a "painfully
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Run to higher ground when quake strikes, don't wait for tsunami w ... Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:18:00 +0100.

JAKARTA - The head of Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has a clear message on what to do when an earthquake strikes: Run to higher ground and not to wait for an official tsunami alert. Every second counts, A
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),