M 4.7 in Indonesia on 01 Sep 2012 11:02 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: 4.7M
Depth: 137.8 Km
Lat/Lon: -0.0627 , 123.335
Event Date: 01 Sep 2012 11:02 UTC
01 Sep 2012 19:02 Local
Exposed Population:
660000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000cd53
Inserted at: 01 Sep 2012 11:25 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000cd53 Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
119216 0.5 01 Sep 2012 11:02 4.7M, 137.8km N/A 660 thousand (in 100km) 00:22 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 Utara (population 2,665,773) .

Radius Population
100 km 660000 people
75 km 120000 people
50 km 21000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Indonesia Sulawesi Utara 2.7 million people
Indonesia Sulawesi Tengah 1.8 million people

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
Jalaluddin GTO 18 Mil. Paved No 5400 96 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Gorontalo IDGTO Indonesia 72 km
Poh Indonesia 97 km

More information

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